2007-02-10 17:39:22 · 8 answers · asked by Deng A 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
is something go do with animals sound
2007-02-10 17:41:17 · update #1
what does onomatopoeia means?
2007-02-10 17:42:16 · update #2
Onomatopoeia is a word that mimics the sound it makes, like "Flush" or "ring"
2007-02-10 17:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
an onomatopoeia is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Like Zap, or Meow or Purr...
2016-05-25 09:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a word that is spelled to sound like the sound it it representing, such as wack or bang or anything like that.
2007-02-10 18:34:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A word or a grouping of words which imitates the sound it is describing, such as "bang" or "click".
2007-02-10 17:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by kittens12567 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is name (i.e. sizzle, cuckoo)
or it's the use of such words for rhetorical effect
2007-02-10 17:44:18 · answer #5 · answered by raaalphs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a Greek word Onoma means name and poeia means making. t means give a name it is written ΟΝΟΜΑΤΟΠΟΙΙΑ in the original Greek
2007-02-11 05:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by qwine2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the sound of noise. for example. tick, tick, tick, boom. well, you get what i mean
2007-02-10 17:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by rob w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno.
but here's a link:
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/onomatopoeia.html
2007-02-10 17:43:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋