Question

when aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie (figure of speech)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Onomatopoeia.

Explanation:

Onomatopoeia is the figurative device that is used to imitate the sound of natural thing.

Answer 2

The figure of speech is a Transferred epithet in the words 'terrified hands'.

• When the aunt will be dead her whole body will become lifeless and not only her hands.
• Whole life aunt Jennifer had suffered through the pain of marriage.
• She spends her life in sorrow and will die under the burden of her wedding band.
• Hands are used to refer to the body of Aunt Jennifer.
• So, the literary device is Transferred Epithet.
• A transferred epithet is used to specify another noun than the one it is used for.