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What type of figurative language is used in this sentence from James Joyce's "The Dead"? His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling. A. metaphor
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What type of figurative language is used in this sentence from James Joyce's "The Dead"?

His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling.

A.
metaphor
B.
alliteration
C.
hyperbole
D.
euphemism

User Kaya Ryuuna
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I think it’s B, alliteration, due to the repetitive uses of ‘s’ and ‘f’ (faintly falling, soul swooned, etc.) I’m not positive but I hope this helps some :)
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