Thursday, May 24, 2012

Onomatopoeia

Definition: The use of words to make the reader hear sounds.
Example: "beep!" "ding-dong!" "BOOM!"
Significance: Onomatopoeia is important in poetry because it it helps the reader understand the author/ writer/ poet better and easier. You get the idea of the sound the writer was trying to explain.

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