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.'

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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.'

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Alliteration "falling faintly... faintly falling" And imagery if that is one of your choices

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