Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a word that suggests or imitates the source of the sound that it describes. Common examples of this include animal noises, such as "meow," "oink," “ring” or "roar."
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DarksydeOnomatopoeia is the use of words which sound like the sound they represent. He heard the cockerel crying "cockadoodledo", the...
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Alliteration is the use of repetition of the first one or two letters of words. It's really quite simple. The silly snake stood...
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What is far and away the best song with an example of onomatopoeia in it is the song Onomatopoeia by Todd Rundgren. It's fun,...
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Hot and cold by Katy perry: you change you're mind like a girl changes clothes. A year without rain by Selena Gomez: a day...
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Kids who don't vote but show an active participation in the aftermath, i.e. the inauguration speech or other meeting of politics....
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The word skid is probably not an example of onomatopoeia. Skid doesn't really sound like what it describes. Screech is something...
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it is definetly not Yes, it is. See link.
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A word that describes a sound. For example: *meow*, *bark* *chirp*.
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The actual English word used is "chatter", and the comic sound effect can be such spellings as "rat-a-tat-tat", "bruppa-bruppa",...
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They are called the hiccups because of the "hiccup" sound you make when you have them.
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a good sound for running is wosh.... ex. like when you run you hear the wind! or stops
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boom boom - John lee hooker&BB king...
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If you can perform an action of some sort that creates the sound *mash* then yes, it is.
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"Susie saw seashells at the seashore" is an example of alliteration, words starting with same sound. It probably also...
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Onomatopoeia is the formation or use of words that imitate natural sounds associated with an object, action, or reproduction of a...
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simile, metaphor, personification, irony, onomotopeya, aliterasyon, tang ina mo gago ka look it up in the internet
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The sky exploded with a CRASH, BANG and a HISSING of fireworks. The tranquility of the scene was enhanced by the RUSTLING of the...
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Rhyme is verse or poetry having correspondence in the terminal sounds of the lines. Rhythm is movement or procedure with uniform...
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No. Onomatopoeia is words that imitate a sound, such as "tick tock". Quaint and curious are not imitative of sounds
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no it is not ,because onomatopoeia is when a sound echos its meaningfor example:POPBANGHOWLSMASHBONGBAABARKBOOCLICKFIZZ
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The word "bark" is itself an onomatopoeia (sound representation), but other common English sound names are "arf", "woof", "ruff",...
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Words that imitate or suggest the source of the sound they are describing. For example SPLASH sounds like a splash.
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Yes, the word "hop" could be considered to be onomatopoetic in many cases. The "p" sound, and the shortness of the word (one...
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This is a difficult and complicated question. Onomatopoeia (using words that sound like what is being described) is a literary...
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The bumblebee wouldn't buzz if it had no bumble. (onomatopeia) nor would it buzz if it wasn't in the jungle (anaphora) but to...
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No; that would be alliteration.
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Onomatopoeia is a rhetorical device. It is used to describe words that sound similar to what they are describing. Some examples...
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I wouldn't say chopped is an onomatopoeia, but "chop" sure is. But if you really wanted to write 'chopped' then a line such as:...
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it is actually known as "lubb" and "dup" this is given in bio text books too...
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sure, it is a word of course. for example moo boom is an onomatopoeia and it also is a word.
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Yes, on page 258 "You look like an Easter egg." Blaze said.
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OnNoMattoptoatopatopoeia
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The English onomatopoeia word for the sound of a duck is "quack". This has sometimes been shortened to "wak".
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Clacking of dance shoes.
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In the right context, the word "sigh" can be onomatopoetic. The word "sigh" imitates, to a certain degree, what a sigh sounds...
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The sound of a ball going through the net is a "swish" or a "swoosh."
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Metaphor: The Wren fright song was music to the cheering fans. The florescent light was the sun during our test. The giants...
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Onomatopoeia is when words are formed based on what their meaning sounds like. You could argue that 'clattered' and 'clashed' are...
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It is a way to see differentences between items. Like: Cow is to barn as elephant is to zoo.
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The onomatopoeia for a goose is "honk."They may go "honk honk" or hiss.
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Onomatopoeia is the use of words which sound like the sound they represent. He heard the cockerel crying "cockadoodledo", the...
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"Susie saw seashells at the seashore" is an example of an alliteration, specifically sibilance. It is both, actually. The s...
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A good example of onomatopoeia can be found in Wilfred Owen's famous "Anthem for Doomed Youth". The first verse is as follows...
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Any word that imitates a sound such as snap, crackle or pop
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tall, fancy, the color they are
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Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen has elements of all three. : What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? : Only...
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Homophone : "One of two or more words, such as night and knight, that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and...
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onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, and alliteration are figurative language, which is used in poems.
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I was walking down the street when I heard BOOM!
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buzz, beep, whirr, click, clack, clunk, clatter, clink, achoo, bark, nay, moo, meow, hah hah, shhhh. ...Onomatopoeia is a word...
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An onomatopoeia is any word that, when said, sounds much like the noise it is describing. squeak clang splash boom buzz
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No. Ahh is something that you say, you can not hear "Ahh".
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A balance can be regained but a revelation of ones unconcious and its inherent deeper truth once revealed can never be erased no...
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direct onomatopoeia: the sound of the word resembles the sound that it names examples- pop, hiss, whirr, splash, rustle, zoom,...
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well there is no antonym for the word especially
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I'm not sure if you realized this, but you just spelled perfectly yourself. "Onomatopoeia " is spelled o-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a....
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Blam!! also like pop! band! or zoom zoom zoom!xD
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means that you have both (like or As) in a sentence.
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Yes! "Achoo" is an onomatopoeia because it is used to describe the sound it resembles (in this case, "achoo" is the word used to...
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Onomatopoeia is a word that describes sound. For example, 'The horses hooves clip-clopped down the narrow path.' The usage of...
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blocking, knocking, shocking, mocking, balking, stalking, flocking, stopping.
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a word that represents sounds
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"Onomatopoeia is a literary technique.""As the teacher read the story aloud, its many instances of onomatopoeia forced him to...
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No. That phrase is a nonsense phrase which uses alliteration.
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By citing an example : " The onomatopoeia of a bee's sound is buZZZZZZZZZ."
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splish and splash or, drip and drop
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an onomatopoeia (idk if that's spelled right !! ) is an imitation of a sound like crash, oink,or squeak. hope this helps!
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Screech
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The phrase I've heard is slightly different: "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar", which means being sweet-tempered...
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Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like the activity they denote. Like gallop actually sounds like a horse running. Splash...
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Hugh Bredin (1996) points out that you can put all the onomatopoeic words into three types. The first and most obvious type for...
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bang, splash, slap, crack, crunch, gulp, gallop, splat, kiss, smack, clatter, yay, oink, moo, amooch, sip, glug,...
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(Onomatopoeia is a literary device where the sound of the spoken word imitates the sound of that which is being described --...
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No this is not onomatopoeia as this is something you do.
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Onomatopoeia has to do with sounds of words mimicking the meanings that the words are conveying. So, onomatopoeia can't really...
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whoosh click pop chirp bark meow achoo ahem
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No. No "good" poem will have "only" onomatopoeia. Poetry uses a variety of literary devices and techniques. The all-encompassing...
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Yes! If you read the poem, can you recognize it? If you know what onomatopoeia is, it should be apparent, even from the first...
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Onomatopoeia has the effect of emphasis. Words will tell what is happening and what the imagery is, but onomatopoeia helps a...
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Peter Piper Picked a Piece of Pickled Pepper.Peter the Panda Practically Puts his Pants Parellel to his Pelvis.
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What would you hear, near beaches and ocean waves? Oceans and shores are one of the most heavily onomatopoeic situations that...
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Cutting people with a knife is a crime. Surgeons cut people with knives. Surgeons are criminals.
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no. onomatopoeia words are sounds of words. For example, Crashed! or Boom! no because it is not a sound
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It depends on whether you're looking for one word, or a series of words you can string together. One of the interesting things...
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