Moderate

Using words or letters to imitate sounds_____________?

Correct answer: C. onomatopoeia

  • A. alliteration
  • B. simile
  • C. onomatopoeia
  • D. none of the above

Explanation

Onomatopoeia uses a word whose sound imitates or suggests the sound it describes, such as “buzz,” “hiss,” or “clang.” Alliteration repeats initial sounds but does not necessarily imitate noise.

Last updated

Practise Literary Terms and Devices

330 free Literary Terms and Devices MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask English Literature questions like this

English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

Related questions