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

rhyme
rhyme

onomatopoiea
onomatopoiea

alliteration
alliteration

repetition
repetition

1 answer

The stylistic technique used in the example is onomatopoeia. The word "raked" conveys a sound associated with the action, evoking an auditory image of the comb moving through the hair.