Question

The poet describes the brother’s memory as “echoing through the hills.” Which sound device is being used, and how does it support the poem’s theme?



Group of answer choices

Onomatopoeia; it makes the hills seem loud and frightening.

Rhyme; it shows that the poet wants the memory to sound playful.

Personification; it suggests the landscape is scolding the speaker.

Imagery of sound; it shows that the brother’s influence continues to resonate.

Answer 1

Imagery of sound; it shows that the brother’s influence continues to resonate.

"Echoing through the hills" is auditory imagery (a sound image) that conveys how the memory reverberates over time and space, reinforcing the poem’s theme of the brother’s lasting presence. It is not onomatopoeia (the word doesn't imitate a sound), not rhyme, and not straightforward personification.