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.

metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
euphemism

Answer 1

A metaphor is used in that sentence

Answer 2

I think it's hyperbole ,it says "the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling." That shouldn't be taken literally