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It is called "onomatopoeia".

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Q: What is it called when a word means what it sounds like example giggle or resonates?
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The structure that extends from the choanae to the larynx and functions as a passage way for air food and drink but is also important as it resonates sounds produced in the larynx is called what?

Pharynx


Why do farts make people giggle?

Because they make loud blowing sounds that sound Iike a a bomb going off and smell horrible but it is hilarious


What is the repetition of vowel sounds called?

The repetition of a vowel sound is called "assonance."For example: Aardvarks are ambushing Alex and Andrew aggressively.*Not every word has to have the same sound.The related term "alliteration" refers to either consonant or vowel sounds used as beginning sounds in a number of words.For example: Lola picked the lovely lilacs.


What device amplifies the notes of the piano produced by the strings?

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What term is defined as repetiton of vowel sounds without the repetition of consonants?

Repeated vowel sounds is assonance.Repeated consonant sounds (in a word or words) is consonance.The repetition of stressed consonants is called alliteration.


How does resonance work when you in shower?

The air resonates in which the same way that the same way that the air column in a marimba does. The amplitude of the sound waves becomes greater. So your voice sounds much louder.


How does resonance work in the shower?

The air resonates in which the same way that the same way that the air column in a marimba does. The amplitude of the sound waves becomes greater. So your voice sounds much louder.


What is a group of people organized for a particular purpose called?

That sounds like a committee to me; for example a committee of planners.


What insects make sounds?

Insects can make buzzing sounds by fluttering their wings, or sounds called Stridulation, made by rubbing body parts together (for example, grasshoppers rub their legs against their wings). Often we can't hear the sounds many insects make, unless they are recorded and amplified.


What are rumbling gurgling sounds from the GI tract called?

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What is the repetition of similar sounds that comes at the end of lines of poetry?

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines of poetry is called rhyme. Rhyme is often used to create musicality and enhance the overall aesthetic of a poem.


The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in poetry is called?

its called alliteration for example, peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers