Question

What is a description of the literary device onomatopoeia?(1 point)
Two things are compared with the use of the word like or as.
A word’s pronunciation sounds like the thing it describes.
A writer gives human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Two things are compared without the use of the word like or as.

Answer 1

Onomatopoeia is the literary device where a word’s pronunciation sounds like the thing it describes. For example, words like "buzz," "bang," and "sizzle" mimic the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.