Question

.., well behind his desperate eyes(figure of speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Synecdoche

Explanation:

because part of the body is there.

..., well behind his desperate eyes.

Answer 2

The figure of speech is transferred epithet.

• In the given sentence, the figure of speech lies in 'desperate eyes'.
• Desperate eyes don't mean that the eyes are desperate.
• The meaning is that the heart of the person is desperate due to some reason.
• The transferred epithet is used to denote the situation, where an adjective qualifies any noun other than the one it is defining.
• Here, the heart of the person is desperate and not the eyes.

So, the figure of speech is Transferred Epithet.