Onomatopoeia - Revision history

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	A descriptive word that’s pronunciation imitates the sound of the action that it is referencing.<ref>Greenblatt, Stephen, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 8th ed. Vol.1 New York: Norton, 2006. Print.</ref> It's meant to sound like its namesake and is commonly called a sound word.<ref>Tonge, Pamela. "Basic Reading of Sound Words-Onomatopoeia." Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/5/00.05.11.x.html>. </ref> It is used to help the reader receive a fuller experience by mimicking the sound of the animal, machine, musical instrument, or action.<ref>"Definition of onomatopoeia in English." Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/onomatopoeia>.</ref>		A descriptive word that’s pronunciation imitates the sound of the action that it is referencing.<ref>Greenblatt, Stephen, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 8th ed. Vol.1 New York: Norton, 2006. Print.</ref> It's meant to sound like its namesake and is commonly called a sound word.<ref>Tonge, Pamela. "Basic Reading of Sound Words-Onomatopoeia." Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/5/00.05.11.x.html>. </ref> It is used to help the reader receive a fuller experience by mimicking the sound of the animal, machine, musical instrument, or action.<ref>"Definition of onomatopoeia in English." Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/onomatopoeia>.</ref>

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	~~An expression~~ of ~~feeling through sound~~. ~~Most people express feelings by talking or acting a certain way~~. ~~When using onomatopoeia one relates feelings to sounds, such as hearing the ocean waves along the coast~~, to ~~hearing~~ a ~~gunshot~~. ~~Both sounds are and can be expressed differently from one person to the next~~. Onomatopoeia ~~is mostly used in poems~~, ~~novels, and short stories~~. ~~When an author uses onomatopoeia, s~~/~~he tries~~ to ~~give~~ the ~~audience~~ a ~~vocal and visual sense~~ of the ~~story~~. ~~For example~~ in ~~these lines from Eliot’s “Dry Savages”~~:		A descriptive word that’s pronunciation imitates the sound of the action that it is referencing.<ref>Greenblatt, Stephen, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 8th ed. Vol.1 New York: Norton, 2006. Print.</ref> It's meant to sound like its namesake and is commonly called a sound word.<ref>Tonge, Pamela. "Basic Reading of Sound Words-Onomatopoeia." Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/5/00.05.11.x.html>. </ref> It is used to help the reader receive a fuller experience by mimicking the sound of the animal, machine, musical instrument, or action.<ref>"Definition of onomatopoeia in English." Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/onomatopoeia>.</ref>

	~~: When the train starts,~~ and ~~the passengers are settled~~<~~br /~~>		==Origin==
	: ~~To fruit, periodicals, and business letters<br~~ />		Ancient Latin and Greek meaning "word making”.<ref>"Definition of onomatopoeia in English." Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/onomatopoeia>.</ref>
	~~: (And those who saw them off have left the platform)<br~~ />
	~~: Their faces relax from grief into relief,<br~~ />
	~~: To the sleep rhythm of a hundred hours~~.<br />

	~~These few lines are mostly onomatopoeia, the rhythm used in the second line describes the clickety-click of wheels on rails.~~		==Examples==
			: Buzz<br />
			: Hiss<br />
			: Swoosh<br />
			: Slurp<br />
			: Fizz<br />

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	~~[[Literary Terms]]~~		==References==
			#Greenblatt, Stephen, gen. ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 8th ed. Vol.1 New York: Norton, 2006. Print.
			#Tonge, Pamela. "Basic Reading of Sound Words-Onomatopoeia." Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2000/5/00.05.11.x.html>.
			#>"Definition of onomatopoeia in English." Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/onomatopoeia>.
			#>"Definition of onomatopoeia in English." Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Web. 15 Nov 2013. <http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/onomatopoeia>.

	~~== Works Cited ==~~

	* Cuddon, J.A. ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms ~~and Literary Theory''. 1998.~~		[[Literary Terms]]
	* Webster, Merriam. ''Encyclopedia of Literature''. 1995.

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	* Cuddon, J.A. ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. 1998.		* Cuddon, J.A. ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. 1998.
	* Webster, Merriam. ''Encyclopedia of Literature''. 1995.		* Webster, Merriam. ''Encyclopedia of Literature''. 1995.

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Glucas at 19:50, 7 October 2004

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An expression of feeling through sound. Most people express feelings by talking or acting a certain way. When using onomatopoeia one relates feelings to sounds, such as hearing the ocean waves along the coast, to hearing a gunshot. Both sounds are and can be expressed differently from one person to the next. Onomatopoeia is mostly used in poems, novels, and short stories. When an author uses onomatopoeia, s/he tries to give the audience a vocal and visual sense of the story. For example in these lines from Eliot’s “Dry Savages”:

: When the train starts, and the passengers are settled 
: To fruit, periodicals, and business letters 
: (And those who saw them off have left the platform) 
: Their faces relax from grief into relief, 
: To the sleep rhythm of a hundred hours. 

These few lines are mostly onomatopoeia, the rhythm used in the second line describes the clickety-click of wheels on rails.

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[[Literary Terms]]

== Works Cited ==

* Cuddon, J.A. ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''. 1998.
* Webster, Merriam. ''Encyclopedia of Literature''. 1995.