Onomatopoeia

//on·o·mat·o·poe·ia///ˌänəˌmatəˈpēə/
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 * Noun: ||  || # The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., //cuckoo//, //sizzle//).
 * 1) The use of such words for rhetorical effect. ||   ||

Onomatopoeia is a sound word that imitates the sound that it describes. Examples are ouch! hiss, and pow!

Definiton: The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Examples:

1) "//Brrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng!// An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room."(Richard Wright, //Native Son//, 1940)

2) "He saw nothing and heard nothing but he could feel his heart pounding and then he heard the //clack// on stone and the leaping, dropping //clicks// of a small rock falling."(Ernest Hemingway, //For Whom the Bell Tolls//) the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent

3) "How they //tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,// / In the icy air of nigh!; To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells / From the bells, bells, bells, bells / Bells, bells, bells / From the //jingling// and the //tinkling// of the bell." (Edgar Allan Poe, "The Bells")

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Kristine Pham- Onomatopoeia is when words are used to create a sound effect. For example, words like bam, ow, shh, etc.

Alexis Thayer-

As we listened in silence, we heard the bells, //ring ring ring.//

Safa Sikder-
 * Onomatopoeia** adds style to your writing by adding auditory visuals to further add detail.

Rashmika Onomatopoeia is used to represent a sound in storytoo add the visual effects and imagery of the story such as if someone ounches someone they might say "pow"

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language/poetic-devices/onomatopoeia-examples/
 * Here is a website that has many examples of Onomatopoeia used in sentences.**

~ Rosilla Edward


 * ONOMATOPOEIA**

By: Isabella Laurens

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., //cuckoo //, //sizzle // ).

Noah Clemens

Shihab Prottoy