Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which line in this excerpt from the still alarm by george s. kaufman demonstrates the use of understatement?
ed (follows over to the window r.): how is the fire?
first fireman (feels the wall): its pretty bad right now. this wall will go pretty soon now, but itll fall out that way, so its all right. (peers out) that next room is the place to fight it from. (crosses to door l. bob shows ties as ed crosses.)
ed (sees ties): oh! arent those gorgeous!
first fireman (to bob): have you got the key for this room?
bob: why, no. ive got nothing to do with that room. ive just got this one. (folding a shirt as he talks.)
ed: oh, its very comfortable.

Explanation:

Understatement is a literary device where a situation is intentionally made to seem less important or serious than it is. In the context of a dangerous fire where a wall is about to collapse, downplaying the severity by saying "it's all right" is a clear understatement.

Answer:

"This wall will go pretty soon now, but it'll fall out that way, so it's all right."