TOUCHSTONES 1 Examples Take the gun and have fun
‘The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain’
Try as I might, the kite did not fly
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Take the gun and have fun
What is onomatopoeia?
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Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like what it describes.
Etymology
Examples
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The word ‘onomatopoeia’ comes from Greek and means ‘name-making’.
‘Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering’
‘Water plops into pond
(from ‘The Bells’ by Edgar Allen Poe)
(from ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’ by Robert Browning)
(from ‘Running Water’ by Lee Emmett)
Splish-splash downhill’
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‘How they clang, and clash and roar!’
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How they clang, and clash and roar!
Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clattering
Water plops into pond, Splish-splash downhill
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