Wednesday, 16 April 2014
April 16 - Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia = words which imitate sounds of objects or actions
Click here to see how to pronounce this massive word!
Sounds of words are important in poetry since poems are meant to be read aloud. Try using sound words in your poems to create interest.
Here are some examples of sound words:
snap crackle pop sizzle rumble thump bang swoosh
This poem uses onomatopoeia to create vivid images. It is from the book How to Write Poems: Pin Your Ideas To The Page! by Wes Magee.
The Waterfall
Over rugged rocks
the waterfall tumbles
and rumbles.
In winter
it gasps, groans,
and grumbles.
But in summer it's quiet.
It just whispers
and mumbles.
Try brainstorming sound words for the following:
- loud noises
- quiet noises
- animal noises
- sounds at school
- sounds at night
- sounds in the park
- sounds at the beach
If you are stuck check out this list of sound words to help you write your poem.
Here is my attempt at a sound poem - I found this style quite challenging!
The Lake
by Kelly Flasha
Crunching across hot rocks
Leaves rustle in the breeze
Water laps at the dock
Boards creek under feet
Swish, splash!
In the water at last.
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ReplyDeleteI hear tapping from the raindrops,
ReplyDeleteA boom from the thunder,
Crack from the lightning,
And the lightning zipping through the sky,
Blowing from the heat vent,
And trees wobbling through the air.
Patter, patter tiny feet
ReplyDeleteScuttering across the roof
Ahoo! Wolfs howling outside
Tears running down my window
That is drops hitting the roof
Wind is whirling around
That is rain on the window
It is rain I love so much
the forest
ReplyDeletechirp chirp goes the bird in the trees
boom the tree as it falls crash!(3
whoosh goes the wind in the branches
drip drop goes the rain
howl goes the coyote in the forest
ribbet goes the frog in the pond
Rain
ReplyDeleteDroplets of water
come down from the sky
How does this happen?
Or do you know why?
I would tell you right now
but sadly I can’t
I am leaving this to you
Now I am ending this poem
I hear the slourp! of a lick of ice cream
ReplyDeleteswosh! of the waves
pop! of a umbrela
bong of a ball
weare am I?
The city
ReplyDeleteStomping across sidewalks
Zooming down the road
People talk. Blah blah blah.
And street vendors yell: hot dogs! get your hot dogs here!
Many people eating now. Crunch, crunch.
And that's a day in the city.
In the wind they squeak and rustle
ReplyDeleteIn the winter they moan and groan
Trees
Fluffy bunies
ReplyDeletekabooooom exploding
bang a gunshot
swish a flash flood
krackel a forest fire
these are the sounds before death
seasons
ReplyDeleteThe birds chirp
very hot
It's summer
leaves rustle and fall off the trees
getting colder brrrrrrrr
It's fall
let's go sled down the hill
weeeeeeeee!
It's winter
the rain is falling
pitter patter
It's spring
weds april 2014
ReplyDeletewhere the river goes
splish splash the river goes
I hear a sound and it sounds
like this woosh i think it’s the wind
pushing the water that go's
the bell goes ding dong
ReplyDeletethe birds go tweet
the gong goes goong
the people say sweet
water crashes with a boom
ReplyDeleteI feel the spray in my face
It supplies lots of water
niagara
falls
Boom ,Boom a volcano starts to erupt
ReplyDeletesssss, lava sissling the trees
ahhhh, you can hear the people yelling