A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes Buzz, rattle, bang, and sizzle all reflect onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia can also consist of more than one word; writers sometimes create lines or whole passages in which the sound of the words helps to convey their meanings
Refers to the use of words whose sounds seem to express or reinforce their meanings: "hiss," "buzz," "bang," etc Onomatopoeia is also applied to words or passages which seem to correspond to, or to strongly suggest, what they denote in any way whatever - in size, movement, or force
Strictly speaking, the formation or use of words which imitate sounds, like whispering, clang and sizzle, but the term is generally expanded to refer to any word whose sound is suggestive of its meaning Sidelight: Because sound is an important part of poetry, the use of onomatopoeia is another subtle weapon in the poet's arsenal for the transfer of sense impressions through imagery, as in Keats' "The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves," in "Ode to a Nightingale " Sidelight: Though impossible to prove, some philologists (linguistic scientists) believe that all language originated through the onomatopoeic formation of words (See also Mimesis, Phonetic Symbolism)
The usage of words that create audio sounds Example: "pitter-patter" is used to immitate the sound of rain or children's feet, and "bzz" is used for bees humming P
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of the words When the word sounds like the idea it communicates: "murmur", "gurgle", "roar", "buzz" If you identify this in a passage, make sure to explain WHY the author chose to use it how does it impact the passage
Onomatopoeia refers to the use of words which sound like the noise they refer to. `Hiss', `buzz', and `rat-a-tat-tat' are examples of onomatopoeia. the use of words that sound like the thing that they are describing, for example 'hiss' or 'boom' (onomatopoiia, from onoma + poiein )
Words that through their segments imitate sounds one can hear in the environment e g , whoosh, meow, clink, bong, boom, creak, cockadoodledoo, cheep, zoom, buzz, etc
A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds Examples of onomatopoeic words are buzz, hiss, zing, clippety-clop, and tick-tock Keats's Ode to a Nightingale not only uses onomatopoeia, but calls our attention to it: Forlorn! The very word is like a bell/To toll me back from thee to my sole self! Another example of onomatopoeia is found in this line from Tennyson's Come Down, O Maid: The moan of doves in immemorial elms,/And murmuring of innumerable bees The repeated m/n sounds reinforce the idea of murmuring by imitating the hum of insects on a warm summer day