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"Punk, punk, punk, her needle broke the taut circle. She stopped, and pulled the cloth tighter: punk-punk-punk. She

was furious." This literary technique is onomatopoeia because
O A. words are used whose sound imitates the sound of the thing being named.
O B. obvious exaggeration is used for humor or emphasis.
OC. a comparison is made between her and the needle.
OD. it is a figure of speech in which opposing or contradictory words are combined.
O E. nonhuman things are given human traits.

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A. Words are used whose sound imitates the sound of the thing being named
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