Question

which figure of speech is used in this text? hear the sledges with the bells, silver bells! ...... how they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, in the icy air of night! —edgar allan poe, \the bells\ simile onomatopoeia

Explanation:

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that imitates the sound of the thing it describes. In the text, "tinkle, tinkle, tinkle" imitates the sound of the bells, while a simile uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison (which is not present here).

Answer:

onomatopoeia