One comes down one muffs one is ploughed

One comes down, one muffs, one is ploughed, plucked, or pipped "One comes down, one muffs, one is ploughed, plucked, or pipped. polisyndeton ploughed, plucked, or pipped alliteration

It's the same idea as talking about pass ing away and going above instead of plain dying. It's the same idea as talking about passing away - simile It's the same idea as talking about passing away and going above instead of plain dying. prolonged metaphor, irony

We arrived in the examination building to find the same candidates there, but they were a subdued, muttering crowd, like the supporters of a home team who had just been beaten in a cup tie. We arrived in the examination building to find the same candidates there, but they were a subdued – antithesis …they were a subdued, muttering crowd – epithet …they were like the supporters of a home team who had just been beaten in a cup tie – simile, irony

Under his arm would be a thick, leather covered book containing the results …a thick, leather-covered book epithet

Successful men would go upstairs to receive the congratulations and handshakes of the examiners and failures would slink miserably out of the exit to seek the opiate oblivion. Successful men – epithet …slink miserably – epithet …to seek the opiate oblivion – metaphor Successful men would go upstairs to receive the congratulations and handshakes of the examiners and failures would slink miserably out of the exit to seek the opiate oblivion. antithesis

The room had suddenly come to a frightening, unexpected silence and stillness, like an unexploded bomb. …frightening, unexpected silence and stillness – polisyndeton, epithet …like an unexploded bomb – simile …frightening silence – oxumoron (? )

A clock tingled twelve in the distance. A clock tingled – onomatopoeia

My palms were as wet as sponges - simile

With slow scraping feet that could be heard before they appeared the Secretary and the porters came solemnly down the stairs. …slow scraping feet – epithet With slow scraping feet that could be heard before they appeared - detachment came solemnly down - epithet