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Dolores Haley
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It is words that sound like what they represent such as 'bang' and 'zip'.
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.Hi Dolores, an Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the noise something makes. For instance, if you were describing how a firework sounds you might use the word "bang". When you say the word bang, it sounds like the noise of the firework. I hope this helps.
An onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. In simpler terms, it's a word that sounds like the noise it represents. Common examples include "buzz," "crash," "meow," "sizzle," and "splash." Onomatopoeic words are frequently used in literature, poetry, comics, and everyday language to evoke auditory sensations or describe sounds vividly.
An onomatopoeia is a language feature, often known as a 'sound word.' The word represents or mimics the sound it makes: 'snap, crackle, pop, bang, fizz, crash, thud...'
An Onomatopoeia is a word that is used to convey the sound it is describing, eg bang, thud, clap, crackle, plop etc
Onomatopoeia is the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds e.g. meow, oink, buzz etc.
An onomatopoeia is where a word is formed to give a sound that is associated with the word. For example, Sizzle, Cuckoo
Onomatopoeia is a word from a sound that is associated with is named. In simpler terminology: onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the noise that it is describing. For example: sizzling, boing, buzz, hiss etc
A word (usually describing a sound or impactful action) that sounds as it reads. For example 'Bang' or 'Beep'.
Onomatopoeia refers to words that are created to refer to sounds that they supposedly resemble. Animal sounds like "I heard the ducks quacking on the pond" are classic examples. Others include common sound words like "bang!" or "tinkle" or "buzz". Some words probably originated from onomatopoeic words like "howl" and even "ring" (as with a bell).
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Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it names or represents. For example, words like "boing", "clap" or "cuckoo" are all onomatopoeic vocabulary. As a literary or artistic choice, onomatopoeia can create a sense of vividness and immediacy, adding a textural dimension to writing through a conscious and playful patterning of sound.
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.Onomatopoeia is a word in the form of a sound that it is associated with. For example, meow, cuckoo, boom, etc.
Onomatopoeia is when a word phonetically resembles the sound it describes. We have many examples of this in English: one common one is "buzz". Every time you describe a bee as "buzzing", you are using onomatopoeia!
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ONOMATOPOEIA are words that sound what they mean e.g CRASH! BANG! I like to call them BATMAN words like the old comics e.g.THWACK! just sounds like Batman hitting a villain hard!
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