Question

choose the poem that uses onomatopoeia.
the gingham dog went \bow - wow - wow!\
and the calico cat replied \mee - ow!\
the air was littered, an hour or so,
with bits of gingham and calico.

ladybird, ladybird! fly away home!
the field mouse has gone to her nest,
the daisies have shut up their sleepy red eyes,
and the bees and the birds are at rest.

from eugene field, \the duel\ and from caroline b. southey, \the little ladybird\

Explanation:

Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the sound they describe. The first poem contains "Bow-wow-wow!" (imitating a dog's bark) and "Mee-ow!" (imitating a cat's meow), which are onomatopoeic words. The second poem has no such sound-imitation terms.

Answer:

The gingham dog went "Bow-wow-wow!"
And the calico cat replied "Mee-ow!"
The air was littered, an hour or so,
With bits of gingham and calico.