Onomatopoeia

An onomatopoeia (pronounced: on-oh-MAT-oh-pea-uh) is a word that imitates the sound that it describes. How many onomatopoeia can you find in this poem? Onomatopoeia by Lill Pluta An onomatopoeia is a very special thing. It’s a word like quack or flutter, or oink or boom or zing. It sounds just like its meaning, for example snort and hum.