Read the excerpt from "Safari Day in Kenya.”Hyenas slink before us, mottled bodies, eyes black iceZebras bright as painted ponies, the babes brown-striped, not black!

The phrase “painted ponies” repeats the initial p sound, which is alliteration. The lively, rhythmic wording gives the description a playful mood. The passage does not rely on sound-imitating words, so onomatopoeia is not the best choice.

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