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Question
Find examples from the poem that contains:
Similie : _______________________________
Metaphor : ___________________________
Onomatopoeia : _____________________
Solution
Simile: The peasants came like swarms of flies. The peasants are compared directly to swarms of flies, with the use of the word 'like'.
Metaphor: 'to paralyse the Evil One'. The scorpion is implicitly compared to the devil.
Onomatopoeia:
(1) and buzzed the name of God' The word 'buzzed' indicates sound.
(2) They clicked their tongues." The word 'clicked' indicates sound.
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