Question

read the lines from \the weary blues.\ thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. he played a few chords then he sang some more. the repetition of the word \thump\ is an example of what literary device? \bigcirc personification \bigcirc simile \bigcirc onomatopoeia \bigcirc metaphor

Explanation:

• Personification gives human traits to non-humans, which is not present here.
• A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things, which is not used here.
• Onomatopoeia is a word that mimics the sound it describes; "thump" replicates the sound of a foot hitting the floor, and its repetition emphasizes this sound.
• A metaphor makes a direct comparison without "like" or "as", which is not the case here.

Answer:

onomatopoeia