a poem was read to me the question is " does the poet use onomatopeia" does any one know what this means

Answer 1

An onomatopoeia is a type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing - like whooosh, bang, wham, boom or click.

So the question is asking you if the poet uses any words like sound like the sound they are describing. Reading the poem out loud will help you see if the poet does.

Answer 2

Onomatopeia is another word for Sound effects

It's like using a word that sounds like what you are saying like crunch, crack to describe walking on a leaf for example see the effect.

Answer 3

It's a word used to describe a sound, like Snap, crackle, pop, zoom, piss. Pac-Man uses an onomatopeia in his name. Pac is the Japanese onomatopeia for "munch".

Answer 4

onomatopiea are words used that sound like the word 4 example whizz or zoom or bang or crash, the word descirbes sound of it.ie the car went ZOOM.or BANG went the balloon.(so you can actually hear waht happened in what you are trying to describe)let me guess english either yr 9 or 10 i had to answer the same q.s and then had to write a list of onomatopiea words.good luck.xx

Answer 5

An onomatopoeia is a type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing

Answer 6

onomatopeia means words that sound like a sound

Whoosh

BANG

Splash

Beep

Etc.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Its when a word sounds like its sound. Like 'splash'. Actually most things that are said to be onamatopaeic aren't. Stuff like trickle is supposed to be onamatopaeic. Do you hear that sound when you're near trickling water? Honestly is it anything like it? Nope its a load of old b*llocks.

Answer 8

The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates the sound it is describing, and thus suggests its source object, such as “bang” or “click”, or animal such as “moo”, “oink”, “quack”, or “meow”.

using words that imitate the sound they denote

Answer 9

Its when you use a play on words to describe the sound effects of something

Answer 10

Yes they are right onomatopoeia is a sounds like biff bosh baff poof booom etc and miow moooooooooooo etc