Explain the meaning of onomatopoeia.?

Question

no cheating & give your age ! (im 31 & my 8yr old explained it to me)

Answer 1

I cheated and had to look it up. Im 32

Answer 2

Explain Onomatopoeia

Answer 3

I¸m 20 years old,and i remeber it from my school!

Onomatopoeia (ŏn'əmăt'əpē`ə) [Gr.,=word-making], in language, the representation of a sound by an imitation thereof; e.g., the cat mews. Poets often convey the meaning of a verse through its very sound. For example, in "Song of the Lotus-Eaters" Tennyson indicates the slow, sensuous, and langorous life of the Lotus-Eaters by the sound of the words he uses to describe the land in which they live:
Here are cool mosses deep,
And through the moss the ivies creep,
And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep,
And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep.
Onomatopoeia can also represent harsh and unpleasant sounds, as in Browning's "Meeting at Night":
A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match.


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.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin, from Greek onomatopoii, from onomatopoios, coiner of names : onoma , onomat-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots + poiein, to make; see kwei- 2 in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ono·mato·poeic or ono·mato·po·etic (-p-tk) KEY (Adjective), ono·mato·poei·cal·ly or ono·mato·po·eti·cal·ly (Adverb)

Answer 4

I am a 33 year old English teacher. Onomatopoeia is a literary device in which the word itself defines it. It is usually a sound, such as snap, or crackle. I tell my students that Rice Crispies is on big box of Onomatopoeia.

Answer 5

An onomatopoeia is a word which imitates the sound it represents.

EXAMPLES OF ONOMATOPOEIA:

'splash' sounds similar to the noise of something falling into water.

'thud' sounds like a falling object hitting the ground.

'buzz' is the sound an insect makes when flying.

I am 50

Answer 6

A onomatopoeia is a word that is a soud so like in the case of a bark the onomatopoeia would be woof or ruff

Answer 7

Onomatopoeia is actually a term used in literature. If you write a word that sounds the same as what the word is describing, this is known as onomatopoeia. For example, the word 'drip' describes the sound of water 'dripping' as well as actually sounds like water dripping (drip, drip, drip...). Also, the word 'buzz' describes describes 'buzzing' etc.

Answer 8

44 Had to look it up!!! I am sure if my kids where awake 14 & 11 they too could tell me EXACTLY what it meant WITHOUT having to look it up... LOL


The old engine chugged down the rickety track.
The hard-hit tennis ball whistled by my ear.

The truck’s brakes screeched in the distance.
The old floor creaked as we walked slowly across it.

The rain beat on the metal barn roof.
The fire crackled and popped on a cold night.

His guitar strings twanged the sad melody.
The snaked hissed when I startled it.

Answer 9

A word that sounds like what it is describing Buzz hiss whizz etc.
I'm 18 n always hated English in school, but that 1 stuck

Answer 10

Im 23, its a word that actually sounds like what it is describing like when a brook is "babbling" or the sea is "lapping" against the shore or the "pitter-patter" of raindrops. Hope this helps. I learnt this when I was 12 years old.

Answer 11

I'd say it's a word where the sound mirrors the meaning. I like a slice of moist cake.

Slice soundslike it's slicing, moist sounds soft and wet and cake (with a heavy k) sounds like a big plump cake.

Anyone else hungry now?