Question

which figure of speech is used in this text? the hum of the computer concerned dustin. was the problem with the power supply or the hard drive? onomatopoeia metaphor submit

Explanation:

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that imitates sounds. "Hum" imitates the sound a computer makes. A metaphor is a comparison without "like" or "as", which isn't the case here. So the correct figure of speech is onomatopoeia.

Answer:

onomatopoeia