Which figure of speech is the bolded word in the following line an example of?

the hawk let out a screech when it flew overhead.

alliteration

simile

personification

onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia

Explanation: onomatopoeias are noises such as screech or bang. It is not personification.

the correct answer is

the

third option. in the excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting

for" by senator elizabeth warren, she supports her point by noting:

"for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by.”

warren supported barbara mikulski’s the paycheck fairness act to combat wage

discrimination, as it would to ensure “that salary differences have

something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because

they are women”.