When George made the mistake of saying he liked the Broncos before the big game, he started a raging war in the cafeteria. The underlined portion of this sentence is an example of...

a
overstatement

b
understatement

c
alliteration

d
metaphor

d

Explanation:

because there was not actually a war

Juliet returns home, where she finds Capulet and Lady Capulet preparing for the wedding. She surprises her parents by repenting her disobedience and cheerfully agreeing to marry Paris. Capulet is so pleased that he insists on moving the marriage up a day, to Wednesday—tomorrow. Juliet heads to her chambers to, ostensibly, prepare for her wedding. Capulet heads off to tell Paris the news.