Question

Read the following lines from “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

“The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the corpse. Yes, he was stone, stone dead. I placed my hand upon the heart and held it there many minutes. There was no pulsation. He was stone dead.”

What is the figurative language used in the line above?

A)Metaphor

B)Simile

C)Irony

D)Alliteration

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The repetition of many vowels and consonants