Question

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.

Answer 1

He used alliteration numerous times

Alliteration is when the first letter or a sound is repeated in consecutive words, such as "soul swooned slowly" or "falling faintly", "faintly falling". That's alliteration.