onomatopoeia

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A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "gurgle" or "hiss"
The property of a word of sounding like what it represents
words whose meaning is represented in their sounds
A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes Buzz, rattle, bang, and sizzle all reflect onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia can also consist of more than one word; writers sometimes create lines or whole passages in which the sound of the words helps to convey their meanings
/ use of words to imitate natural sounds; accommodation of sound to sense (A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples, Ross Scaife)
a word that sounds like the thing it describes
a word that refers to a specific sound and whose pronunciation mimics the sound "Bang! Zoom!" -- Jackie Gleason
Refers to the use of words whose sounds seem to express or reinforce their meanings: "hiss," "buzz," "bang," etc Onomatopoeia is also applied to words or passages which seem to correspond to, or to strongly suggest, what they denote in any way whatever - in size, movement, or force
A word which has the property of onomatopoeia, such as "moo" or "hiss"
Strictly speaking, the formation or use of words which imitate sounds, like whispering, clang and sizzle, but the term is generally expanded to refer to any word whose sound is suggestive of its meaning Sidelight: Because sound is an important part of poetry, the use of onomatopoeia is another subtle weapon in the poet's arsenal for the transfer of sense impressions through imagery, as in Keats' "The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves," in "Ode to a Nightingale " Sidelight: Though impossible to prove, some philologists (linguistic scientists) believe that all language originated through the onomatopoeic formation of words (See also Mimesis, Phonetic Symbolism)
words whose sound imitates the object or action described, for example 'the murmuring of innumerable bees'; often combined with alliteration
the word sounds like it means (hiss)
The usage of words that create audio sounds Example: "pitter-patter" is used to immitate the sound of rain or children's feet, and "bzz" is used for bees humming P
- the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes
words used in poems that sound like what is being described
Words that attempt to replicate certain sounds See Exploring Language, page 113
figure of speech which involves a word whose sound suggests its meaning (e g "boom", "zip", "crash") [top]
is a word that imitates the sound it represents Ex: Bam! Boom! Shh
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation Ex Swoop, swish
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of the words When the word sounds like the idea it communicates: "murmur", "gurgle", "roar", "buzz" If you identify this in a passage, make sure to explain WHY the author chose to use it how does it impact the passage
Onomatopoeia refers to the use of words which sound like the noise they refer to. `Hiss', `buzz', and `rat-a-tat-tat' are examples of onomatopoeia. the use of words that sound like the thing that they are describing, for example 'hiss' or 'boom' (onomatopoiia, from onoma + poiein )
Words that through their segments imitate sounds one can hear in the environment e g , whoosh, meow, clink, bong, boom, creak, cockadoodledoo, cheep, zoom, buzz, etc
{i} use or formation of words which sound like the meaning they represent (i.e. ding-dong)
Word or words whose sound resembles the sound it denotes, eg buzz, hiss, pop
a word capturing or approximating the sound of what it describes; buzz is a good example Close Window
A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds Examples of onomatopoeic words are buzz, hiss, zing, clippety-clop, and tick-tock Keats's “Ode to a Nightingale” not only uses onomatopoeia, but calls our attention to it: “Forlorn! The very word is like a bell/To toll me back from thee to my sole self!” Another example of onomatopoeia is found in this line from Tennyson's Come Down, O Maid: “The moan of doves in immemorial elms,/And murmuring of innumerable bees ” The repeated “m/n” sounds reinforce the idea of “murmuring” by imitating the hum of insects on a warm summer day
The use of words whose sounds call up, or "echo," their meaning: hiss or sizzle, for example
using words that imitate the sound they denote
"No speaking, no shouting, no singing-no sound at all but the 'tramp, tramp, tramp' of their feet " (page 108)
onomatopoeic
Of or relating to onomatopoeia
onomatopoeic
Having the property of onomatopoeia
onomatopoetic
Alternative spelling of onomatopoeic; concerning or characterized by onomatopoeia
onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic words sound like the noise they refer to. `Hiss', `buzz', and `rat-a-tat-tat' are examples of onomatopoeic words
onomatopoeic
{s} of a word that sounds like what it means (i.e. ding-dong)
onomatopoeic
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
onomatopoeic
of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
onomatopoeically
in an onomatopoeic manner, with the use of words that sound like what they mean (i.e. ring, pop, bang)
onomatopoetic
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
onomatopoetic
of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
onomatopoetic
{s} (about a word) sounds similar to the sound that it represents (ex: "swish" or "meow")
onomatopoetic
Of or pertaining to onomatopœia; characterized by onomatopœia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word
onomatopoetic
concerning or characterized by onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia

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    imitative harmony

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    () From Ancient Greek ὀνοματοποιία (onomatopoiia, “the coining of a word in imitation of a sound”), from ονοματοποιέω (onomatopoieo, “to coin names”), from ὄνομα (onoma, “name”) + ποιέω (poieo, “to make, to do, to produce”).