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What is the
definition of Onomatopoeia?
How do you define Onomatopoeia? What is a Onomatopoeia? The word
derives from the Latin word onomatopoiia meaning the process of
making words, which derives from onoma, a name, and poiein, to
make. Plural :onomatopoeias. Common mis-spelling : onomatapoeia. The
definition of Onomatopoeia is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Onomatopoeia - a poetic device |
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Definition: The use of
words that imitate the sound they denote. A figure
of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative
of the sound of the thing which the word represents
such as the buzz of bees |
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Definition of Onomatopoeia
- a poetic device |
Examples of
Onomatopoeia words
Words where the
pronunciation conveys the meaning include slam, hiss, bash,
snap, buzz, screech, whirr, crush, sizzle, crunch, gouge, grind,
mangle, bang, pow, zap and fizz.
Examples of Onomatopoeia in Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Onomatopoeia
examples can be found by the most famous poets including
Tennyson and Pope
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“I heard the
ripple washing in the reeds / And the wild water lapping
on the crag” from Morte D'Arthur by Alfred, Lord
Tennyson
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When Ajax
strives some rock's vast weight to throw,
The line too labors, and the words move slow;
Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,
Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
From An Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope
Examples of
Onomatopoeia Poems
Examples Help! Use
of Onomatopoeia in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Onomatopoeia can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Onomatopoeia
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Onomatopoeia make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Onomatopoeia use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Onomatopoeia
Figures of
speech such as Onomatopoeia adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
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