The word "thump" itself is an example of onomatopoeia (which is simply a word that sounds like the sound it describes--e.g. boom, crash, bang, goosh, etc.), so C would be the appropriate answer choice. Hope that helped! =)
C. onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a type of word that when said aloud sounds like the sound it describes. The word "thump", well, sounds like a thump, you can hear the sound in your head as you say it. Think of onomatopoeia as words that in a comic book you would see in super large capitalized bold letters surrounded by a zig-zaggy speech bubble. Other examples of onomatopoeia include yowl, achoo, ah, ha, aha, roof/bark/ruff, babble, boom, bonk, munch, crunch, tick, tock, coo, echo, eek, eew, um, eh, huh, howl, crash, kerplunk, knock, moan, meow, mrow, patter, purr, slash, screech, splat, shh, varoom, clack, rip, raspy, zoom, ring, ding, rap, tap, yap, yelp, yawn etc.
<span>While walking on the beach the author realized what is wrong with poetry. Collins begins to explain that one poet wrote a poem and people liked it so it made even more people become poets. Now EVERYONE thinks they are poets. He goes on to say that it will end when people realize that poets do not write anything of actual substance. Eventually the rise of poets will die down and they will hold their heads down low.</span>
There could be several reasons but having seen the poem would provide a clearer answer.
Explanation:
They could use this phrase as an attempt of creating a concise understanding that the astronomer was qualified or learn'd from. It could be a use of imager or even personification. If the poem was posted, I would be able to answer it better.
