What literary technique is being used when the intended meaning of a statement is the opposite of what is stated?

Read the excerpt from "how i learned english.” and that was important, as important as joe barone asking me how i was through his tears, picking me up and dusting me off with hands like swatters, what does the imagery in the excerpt best readers picture? the awful stinging sensation of being dusted off the quick slapping motion of joe’s hands how roughly the speaker is pulled off the ground how loud and hard joe is laughing

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of ted chiang's "exhalation." your summary should identify two themes of the story and explore how they interact. use figurative language such as an analogy to the reader understand the themes.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.