Name the figure of speech in this line.
"The cat sat back and had a nap."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerAssonanceCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answerMetaphorCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

The short "a" of "cat" comes back in "sat", "back", "had" and "nap". A repeated vowel sound is assonance.

Worth noting

None of the words imitates a sound, so it is not onomatopoeia.

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Name the figure of speech in this line."The cat sat back and had a nap."