Question

Which literary technique did this poet use? "Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot! Had they heard it? The horsehoofs ringing clear; Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot, in the distance? Were they deaf that they did not hear?" --from “The Highway Man” by Alfred Noyes

Answer 1

Onomatopoeia is when words sound like what they mean. In this case, tlot tlot are the sounds of the hoof beats. Good luck!