A writer describes the sound of a door as 'whispering' on its hinges. Which two literary devices are simultaneously present in this example?

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A writer describes the sound of a door as 'whispering' on its hinges. Which two literary devices are simultaneously present in this example?

Accepted Answer

Personification and onomatopoeia — 'Whispering' personifies the door by attributing a human vocal action to it, and is also onomatopoeic because the word's sound imitates the soft, hushed noise being described. Simile requires a comparison using 'like' or 'as'; alliteration requires repeated initial consonants across multiple words; synecdoche uses a part to represent a whole.

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Personification and onomatopoeia

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Sibilance and synecdoche

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Simile and hyperbole

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Alliteration and metaphor

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