Which of the following lines contain onomatopoeia?

The watchful night-wind, as it went 1

Creeping along from tent to tent, 2

And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"3

A moment only he feels the spell 4

Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread 5

Line 1 only

Lines 2 and 5

Line 3 only

Lines 4 and 5

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Noelle Browning

28 September, 11:01

Which of the following lines contain onomatopoeia?

The watchful night-wind, as it went 1

Creeping along from tent to tent, 2

And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"3

A moment only he feels the spell 4

Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread 5

Line 1 only

Lines 2 and 5

Line 3 only

Lines 4 and 5

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Answers (2)

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Shadow · Answer 1

Line 3 only

the description "all is well" is describing what the wind sounded like using words.

Young · Answer 2

Onomatopoeia is a sentence that uses sound. the first sentence does not use sound, and sentence 4 and 5 definitely are not is because they don't even mention sound you're left with line 3 and this is correct because line 3 says the word whisper.

Which of the following lines contain onomatopoeia?The watchful night-wind, as it went 1Creeping along from tent to tent, 2And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"3A moment only he feels the spell 4Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread 5Line 1 onlyLines 2 and 5Line 3 onlyLines 4 and 5