onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is defined as a word, which imitates the
natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing
described, making the description more expressive and interesting.
Example of
onomatopoeia
- The buzzing bee flew away.
- The sack fell into the river with a splash.
- The books fell on the table with a loud thump.
- He looked at the roaring sky.
- The rustling leaves kept me awake.
The
different sounds of animals are also considered as examples of onomatopoeia.
You will recognize the following sounds easily:
- Meow
- Moo
- Neigh
- Tweet
- Oink
- Baa
Groups of Onomatopoeic Words
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Onomatopoeic words come in combinations as they
reflect different sounds of a single object. For example, a group of words
reflecting different sounds of water are; plop, splash, gush, sprinkle,
drizzle, drip etc.
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Similarly, words like growl, giggle, grunt, murmur,
blurt, chatter etc. denote different kinds of human voice sounds.
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Moreover, we can identify a group of words related to
different sounds of wind, such as; swish, swoosh, whiff, whoosh, whizz, whisper
etc.
Common Onomatopoeia Letter Combinations
Many times,
you can tell what an onomatopoeic word is describing based on letter
combinations contained within the word. These combinations usually come at the
beginning, but a few also come at the end.
The
following examples have been grouped according to how they are used.
1. Words
Related to Water – These words often begin with sp- or dr-. Words that
indicate a small amount of liquid often end in -le (sprinkle/drizzle).
- bloop
- splash
- spray
- sprinkle
- squirt
- drip
- drizzle
An onomatopoeia poem by Lee Emmett of Australia also
illustrates many onomatopoeia related to water:
·
water plops into pond
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splish-splash downhill
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warbling magpies in tree
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trilling, melodic thrill
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whoosh, passing breeze
·
flags flutter and flap
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frog croaks, bird whistles
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babbling bubbles from tap
2. Words
Related to the Voice – Sounds that come from the back of the throat tend to
start with a gr- sound whereas sounds that come out of the mouth through the
lips, tongue and teeth begin with mu-.
- giggle
- growl
- grunt
- gurgle
- mumble
- murmur
- bawl
- belch
- chatter
- blurt
3. Words
Related to Collisions – Collisions can occur between any two or more
objects. Sounds that begin with cl- usually indicate collisions between metal
or glass objects, and words that end in -ng are sounds that resonate. Words
that begin with th- usually describe dull sounds like soft but heavy things
hitting wood or earth.
- bam
- bang
- clang
- clank
- clap
- clatter
- click
- clink
- ding
- jingle
- screech
- slap
- thud
- thump
4. Words
Related to Air – Because air doesn’t really make a sound unless it blows
through something, these words describe the sounds of air blowing through
things or of things rushing through the air. 'Whisper' is on this list and not
the voice list because we do not use our voices to whisper. We only use the air
from our lungs and the position of our teeth, lips and tongues to form audible
words.
- flutter
- fisst
- fwoosh
- gasp
- swish
- swoosh
- whiff
- whoosh
- whizz
- whip
- whisper
5. Animal
Sounds – If you’ve spent significant amounts of time with people from other
countries, you know that animals speak different languages too. Depending on
where a chicken is from, for example, she might cluck-cluck, bok-bok, tok-tok,
kot-kot or cotcotcodet. In the United States, however, animals speak English:
- arf
- baa
- bark
- bray
- buzz
- cheep
- chirp
- chortle
- cluck
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- cuckoo
- hiss
- meow
- moo
- neigh
- oink
- quack
- ribbit
- tweet
- warble
6. Miscellaneous
Examples – Onomatopoeia can also be found in literature, songs and
advertisements as well. Consider the following examples of onomatopoeia:
- "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff. Ding-dong, ding-dong. The little train rumbled over the tracks."("Watty Piper" [Arnold Munk], The Little Engine That Could)
- "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is." (slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S.)
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