Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word imitates the sound it denotes. The word buzzing imitates the actual sound made by bees, so the device used in The bees are buzzing is onomatopoeia.
Identify the poetic device in :
"The bees are buzzing ......"
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Held on 11 Jun 2023 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Synecdoche
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