"The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the

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"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? Metaphor simile Irony Alliteration