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The figure of speech that uses words that imitate the sounds they refer to is called _____

onomatopoeia.
simile.
metaphor.
alliteration.

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Answer:

onomatopoeia

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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Onomatopoeia is the correct answer.
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