Read the excerpt from heart of a samurai. but no sooner had he said this than the wind began to roar like a dragon. the sail filled with air and yanked the boat on its side until denzo released the line. freed, the sail whipped about, flapping like a wounded bird. which words best the reader imagine the sounds on the boat? a)“filled” and “released” b)“air” and “whipped” c)“freed” and “yanked” d)“roar” and “flapping”

The correct answer is option letter D. Taken from the novel “Heart of a Samurai” by Margi Preus (2010), the words that best help the reader imagine the sounds on the boat are “roar” and “flapping”. The word “roar” means that something makes a continuous, very loud noise and the word “flapping” means that something moves quickly up and down. Moreover, these words are accompanied by phrases that help grasp the meaning: roaring “like a dragon”/ flapping “like a bird”. The pronunciation of these words sounds like the actual sounds they represent. In fact, using words that imitate the natural sound of a thing is a technique called onomatopoeia. This technique is used to create a strong mental image in the narration, like it was done in this excerpt.

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