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OpenStudy (sierraash2):

Select the word that best completes the following sentence: A poet uses _______________________________ to create sound in a poem. imagery simile personification onomatopoeia

OpenStudy (nintendo_fangirl):

Imagery is where the author makes you "see" things without actually seeing them That's not the answer, can you cross another one off

OpenStudy (sierraash2):

i think personification

OpenStudy (nintendo_fangirl):

Personification would be like The tree smiled at me.. Bad example, but do you get it?

OpenStudy (sierraash2):

umm not really sorry

OpenStudy (nintendo_fangirl):

No worries, this may help per·son·i·fi·ca·tion [pərˌsänəfəˈkāSH(ə)n] NOUN the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

OpenStudy (nintendo_fangirl):

That's the definition :P

OpenStudy (sierraash2):

ok thanks

OpenStudy (bear17bear):

on·o·mat·o·poe·ia ˌänəˌmadəˈpēə,ˌänəˌmädəˈpēə/ noun noun: onomatopoeia the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).

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