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What literary device describes the saying The audience's applause sounded like ocean waves?
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Is sounded a action verb?
Yes, "sounded" is an action verb that describes the action of producing a sound or making a noise.
How do the words loud and thunderous function in the sentence The launch sounded loud and thunderous?
The words "loud" and "thunderous" are adjectives used to describe nouns.The term "loud and thunderous" is a compound adjective, also used to describe a noun.Example functions:Mom told me to turn down the loud music. (describes the noun 'music' which is the direct object of the verb "turn")The conductor bowed to thunderous applause. (describes the noun "applause" which is the object of the preposition "to")The loud and thunderous lightening forced us to seek shelter. (compound adjective describes the subject noun "lightening")The approaching storm was loud and thunderous. (compound predicate adjective following the linking verb "was")
Which literary device is used in this sentence The noise in the cafeteria sounded like ten trains pulling into a station?
Simile.
Which literary device is used in the sentence The noise in the cafeteria sounded like ten trains pulling into a station?
hyperbole
Is sounded a verb?
Yes, sounded, the past participle of sound, is a verb.A verb is a word that describes an action (run, walk, etc), a state of being (exist, stand, etc) or occurrence (happen, become, etc).
What is the sentence for word sounded?
At the entrance of the zoo it sounded like a lion roared.
What is the past tense of sound?
The past tense of sound is sounded. e.g. The car's battery sounded like it was dying.
Past tense of sound?
The past tense of "sound" is "sounded".
Does sounded have a long or short vowel sound?
The words sound and sounded have an OU/OW vowel sound, or "ow."In sounded, the -ed has a schwa or unstressed sound (uhd/ehd/ihd).
What do old Dan and little Ann sound like?
I have always thought they sounded like the hunting dogs they are. Ann has a bark or howl not as deep as Dan's. If my memory serves me, Billy describes how they sound when they are in the cave and on their first hunt.
What bands use electronic drums?
A lot of band use electronic drums nowadays. The early models were considered inferior to manual drums because they sounded like trash cans lids and were generally describes as awful.
Groupings of several pitches sounded simultaneously are referred to as a?
Groupings of several pitches sounded simultaneously is called what?
