Yes, "thump" is a type of onomatopoeia. It represents a sound that mimics the noise made when something heavy falls or hits a surface with force. Onomatopoeia refers to words that phonetically imitate or suggest the sound they describe, and "thump" effectively conveys that auditory experience.
Onomatopoeia is a vivid description of a sound, which mimics the sound itself. So, for your example: footsteps could be described as "thump, thump, thump" or "click clack, click clack", depending on the type of footsteps you are describing.
Yelled is not an onomatopoeia:)
Yes it is an onomatopoeia
An onomatopoeia would be "waaaaa!" but a text form would be "boo hoo."
An onomatopoeia is a sound word, such as Slam! or Woof!Therefore, an onomatopoeia for bees is Bzzz.
In "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan, an example of onomatopoeia is when Percy Jackson describes the sound of a monster approaching as "thump, thump, thump," creating a sense of tension and suspense in the scene.
Onomatopoeia is a vivid description of a sound, which mimics the sound itself. So, for your example: footsteps could be described as "thump, thump, thump" or "click clack, click clack", depending on the type of footsteps you are describing.
One example of onomatopoeia in "The Tell-Tale Heart" is the sound of the old man's heart beating loudly, which is described as "thump, thump, thump" as the narrator becomes more and more agitated by the noise.
It has a definition for its literal meaning so not technically but it depends on your use of it, if its for a class, it depends on your professor or teacher.
"Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor" is straightforwardly onomatopoeic imitation of the old singer's keeping time with his foot as he sings and plays the piano. A number of explosive consonants and especially the "p" sounds are imitative of the plinking of piano keys. The "z" sounds and "n" sounds, so plentiful in the poem, are evocative of the old singer's droning voice.
Sure! "Buzz" is an example of onomatopoeia because the word imitates the sound of a bee buzzing.
The verb 'to thump' is 'cogner', the sound (onomatopoeia) in French could be 'paf' among other sounds. Voir: - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatop%C3%A9e
Yes, there is onomatopoeia in "The Tell-Tale Heart." For example, phrases like "thump-thump" and "rump-rump" are used to mimic the sound of the protagonist's increasing heartbeat as he becomes more anxious and paranoid.
The word hiss is an example of onomatopoeia - when a word is formed from the sound of something.
no onomatopoeia is a sound/ action type thing. for example buzz or ring or tintinnabulation is onomatopoeia but OK is a saying.
Your heart makes the thump thump
Its onomatopoeiae...you can also use onomatopoeias.