This document discusses understatement as a figure of speech where a situation is intentionally made to seem less important than it really is. It provides examples of different types of understatement, including comedic, modest, and polite understatements. It also discusses how understatement is used in song lyrics and provides practice examples of everyday understatements. The document concludes with assigning a group task analyzing how a politician's understatement could impact a current event, and providing instructions for the group presentation.