Read the lines from "The Weary Blues." Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. He played a few chords then he sang some more. The repetition of the word "thump" is an example of what literary device?

“Thump” imitates the low sound made by a foot striking the floor. A word that imitates a sound is an example of onomatopoeia, so the repeated “thump” is onomatopoeia. It is not a simile or metaphor because it does not compare two things.

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