onomatopoeia

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Some techniques used in poetry include onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, rhyming, simile and metaphor.

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  1. noun The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

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  • Linguisticians will concede me onomatopoeia: snap, crackle, pop, and so on.
  • The word, “onomatopoeia” comes from the Latin word, “onomatopoiia, used to define the process of making words, which derives from onoma, a name, and poiein, to make” (www.worldwidewords.org).
  • A great example of onomatopoeia is the word, “bang”.
  • While onomatopoeia is iconic, it still relies on the particular sounds that belong to one's language and it relies on some conventionali{s/z}ation.
  • If you don't believe me on UK/US differences in onomatopoeia, check with the children.
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slap · clog · sss · siss · hiss · woosh · beat · thud · snap · pop · bang

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  1. Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoiiā, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma, onomat-, name; see nŏ̄-men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.
 

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