Use the sentence to answer the question.

“The comb raked through her matted hair and tore at the tangles buried there.”

Which stylistic technique is used in the example?

(1 point)
Responses

repetition
repetition

rhyme
rhyme

onomatopoiea
onomatopoiea

alliteration

1 answer

The stylistic technique used in the example is onomatopoeia. The word "raked" suggests a sound that mimics the action being described, which aligns with the definition of onomatopoeia.