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excerpt from \some words with a mummy\ by edgar allan poe. morally and physically - figuratively and literally - was the effect electric. in the first place, the corpse opened its eyes and winked very rapidly for several minutes, as does mr. barnes in the pantomime; in the second place, it sneezed; in the third, it sat upon end; in the fourth, it shook its fist in doctor ponnonners face; in the fifth, turning to messieurs gliddon and buckingham, it addressed them in very capital egyptian, thus: \i must say, gentlemen, that i am as much surprised as i am mortified, at your behavior. of doctor ponnonner nothing better was to be expected. he is a poor little fat fool who knows no better.\ which literary device is used in this passage?

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No answer provided as the passage is shown but no specific literary - device options are given.