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Which of the following excerpts from Robert Frost's poem "Birches" contains examples of onomatopoeia?
1. When I see birches bend to left and right, Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
2. They click upon themselves, As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored, As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
3. But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay, As ice-storms do. Often you must have seen them, Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning, After a rain.
2. They click upon themselves, As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored, As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
The excerpt from Robert Frost's poem "Birches" that contains examples of onomatopoeia is:
2. They click upon themselves, As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored, As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
To determine which of the excerpts from Robert Frost's poem "Birches" contains examples of onomatopoeia, we need to understand what onomatopoeia means. Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate or suggest the sound the word describes.
Now, let's analyze the three excerpts:
1. The first excerpt describes the bending of the birches and does not include any onomatopoeic words.
2. The second excerpt contains the phrase "They click upon themselves." The word "click" imitates the sound of a clicking noise, making it an example of onomatopoeia.
3. The third excerpt does not contain any words that imitate sounds, so it does not include any examples of onomatopoeia.
Therefore, the correct answer is Excerpt 2: "They click upon themselves, As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored, As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel."