Which element of satire makes something seem less important than it really is?

The element of satire that makes something seem less important that it really is, is:

UNDERSTATEMENT

There are several elements of satire like exaggeration, parody, diminution, ridicule, sarcasm, etc. However, an understatement can make something important be seen as small or trivial.  

An example of an understatement:

*if there is a hurricane* saying: "it has been a little rainy lately"

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself.

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shakespeare was famous for writing in iambic pentameter, which is a specific way of rhyming sonnet lines in ten syllables. there are also forms of unrhymed iambic pentameter, as in macbeth, with the noble characters.