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Difficulty: MediumSound Devices and Musicality

Read the poetic extract below:

"The kettle hissed and sputtered on the stove,
Then clicked and popped before it burst to boil."

Which predominant sound device is used in the lines above to mimic physical sounds?

  1. OnomatopoeiaAnswer
  2. B
    Assonance
  3. C
    Alliteration
  4. D
    Oxymoron

Answer

Onomatopoeia
The correct answer is Onomatopoeia because the poet employs words such as 'hissed', 'sputtered', 'clicked', and 'popped', which mimic the exact noises created by a heating kettle.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the poetic excerpt for key auditory elements.
Identified words like 'hissed', 'sputtered', 'clicked', and 'popped'.
These specific words are phonetically designed to recreate the sound of the actions they denote.
2
Match the observed device to literary terminology.
The formation of words from a sound associated with what is named is called onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia heightens musicality and imagery by appealing directly to the reader's sense of hearing.

Key Concept

Onomatopoeia in Poetry
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Sound Devices and Musicality

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