Question

7. Which poetic device is used in the following?

"The two men advanced to meet, and, as the gong sounded, the seconds clattered out of the ring with the folding stools."
a. Simile
d. Understatement
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
e. Onomatopoeia
8. Which statement is FALSE?
a. Tom King fights as hard as he can through the whole fight.
b. Sandel smashes his knuckle on the top of Tom King's head.
c. Sandel wastes much of his energy on ineffective attacks.
d. A policeman almost stopped the fight because Tom was beating Sandel so badly.

Answer 1

The poetic device used is onomatopoeia, with the word 'clattered' mimicking the sound of the seconds moving out of the ring.

Step-by-step explanation:

The poetic device used in the given sentence is onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia refers to the use of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. In this sentence, the word 'clattered' imitates the sound of the seconds (the people who assist the boxers) moving out of the ring.

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