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pashok25 [27]
3 years ago
6

What quality of the locomotives does the consonance of the s and sh sounds in the sentence below suggest? I hear the locomotives

rushing and roaring, and the shrill steamwhistle.
English
2 answers:
Maurinko [17]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The answer is explained below.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, the speaker uses a type of repetition, which is a rhetorical device that repeats the same words or phrases a few time; there are many types and in this case, the repetition is used as an onomatopoeia, a device that recreates the sound of an animal or an object, in this case, it reinforces the idea of movement through the s and sh.

aivan3 [116]3 years ago
5 0
The author is applying imagery by using SHrill, ruSHing, Steam whiStle, it is referring to the sound and image of a train, and the Steam whiStle is to imply that of the steam rising from the train. now the r in RuSHing is to signify the speed or power of the locomotive.
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