The literary device used in this line is a(n) – Excelsior Writers | excelsiorwriters.com

Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Algernon. Well, one must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.

The literary device used in this line is a(n)

understatement.

pun.

paradox.

epigram.