Read the line from act ii of the importance of being earnest. cecily. it is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. the literary device used in this line is a(n)

The literary device used in this line is a epigram

Explanation:

Epigram is a brief poetic composition that expresses a single main thought as is the case of the line of Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest shown in the question.

The Epigram was created in Classical Greece and, as the meaning of the term indicates, was an inscription that was placed on an object - a statue or a tomb, for example.  The epigrams on the tombs formed a class apart and were called Epitaphs or Epicuries, designating an ingenious poem that had the characteristic to be brief, to be able to pass by label or inscription.

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the central idea is basically saying that juveniles that have committed a crime will not have the same consequences as the   adults that have. they will have a softer punishment than what the adults have that is harsh in some ways.