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* Splash * Squeal * Swish * Woosh * Bang * Pow To think of onomatopoetic words having to do with the ocean, think of the sounds that you might hear in the ocean or at the shore. The sound of water is a "slippery" sort of sound, and many words having to do with the ocean are onomatopoetic already, such as "sand," "shore," "sea," "shells" and so on.
Even the word "ocean" itself is onomatopoetic in English, having the "sh" sound, which can bring to mind the sound of waves landing on a shoreline.
Water at an ocean beach makes an almost continual "s" or "sh" sound. Waves may splash against cliffs at times, making a slapping sound. Just imagine the sounds you might hear, and think of words that contain those same sounds. Depending on what sounds you are hearing in your imagination, you can use words that are onomatopoetic, without necessarily specifying exactly what is going on in your piece of writing.
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Is crack an example of onomatopoeia?
Yes, crack is an Onomatopoeia. This is because an Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it represents. In other words, you say it exactly how it is when you hear it.
Is break-leg an onomatopoeia?
Depends if you hear it break or not
Is sighing an onomatopoeia?
No, sighing is not an onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia are words that imitate the sound they represent, like "buzz" or "clang." Sighing is a sound that humans make and is not directly imitative of the sound itself.
What are two onomatopoeic words you might hear in a zoo?
"Rawwrr" and "Fweeet" could be noises you might hear at a zoo.
What is an example of a sentence with an onomatopoeia?
(Onomatopoeia is a literary device where the sound of the spoken word imitates the sound of that which is being described -- here, the hiss of the snake.)"I could hear the hiss of the snake in the park."Another: "clip-clop of the rain drops."Onomatopoeia is best when the words accurately portray the sound as well of the sense of what is being described. Consider this:"The clusters of stiff leaves rubbed shoulders with one another, whispering secrets."You'll notice in the above example, you can hear, if you use your imagination, the "clicking" sounds that stiff leaves might make in a breeze. You can also hear the "s" or sibilant sounds, and without even thinking about it, because of the onomatopoeia, you imagine a breeze blowing through the leaves, although nothing about it was said.
Words for hear?
Some words for hear might include listen and be informed, find out, or even discover. Other words for hear include ascertain, glean, gather, and learn.
What sounds do you hear at the British seaside?
(Talking in a British accent here) You hear boats docking, and or mailmen, people, usually things you hear anywhere :)
In grammar what do you call words that make sound?
All words make a sound, if they didn't make a sound we wouldn't hear them.Maybe you mean words that imitate the sound of a thing. eg clap splash beep dingThese words are called onomatopoeia.
Do you have a poem with only onomatopoeia in it?
No. No "good" poem will have "only" onomatopoeia. Poetry uses a variety of literary devices and techniques. The all-encompassing name for these is poetics.However, some poems are heavily-laden with onomatopoeia. One example might be "The Windhover" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, a sonnet which describes the flight of a falcon. (The poem is not about a falcon, however.) That poem makes use of alliteration, rhythm and onomatopoeia to evoke the beauty of a falcon's flight. Since onomatopoeia has to do with sounds of words helping the reader's imagination to hear the sounds of the action being described, the onomatopoeia in that poem has mostly to do with the sounds of rushing air, wind, and the fluttering of wings and feathers. These sounds are conveyed by words in the poem that use w, s, sh, ch and h sounds.
What is an example of onomatopoeia in the book The Outsiders?
An example of an onomatopoeia from the book "The Outsiders" is the word 'buzzing'. This was used as "I could hear the racket, but only dimly through the buzzing in my ears."
What is the onomatopoeia of run?
a good sound for running is wosh.... ex. like when you run you hear the wind! or stops
Is there onomatopoeia in the poen lake isle of innisfree?
Yes, line no.10"I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;".has onomatopoeia in it as it is yhe sound which conveys the sense. -Mudra patil
