Notice the fine line between these two nouns: onomatopoeia and alliteration.
The o-word names a thing according to how it sounds: hiss, boom, buzz, mumble, even hiccup.
The a-word uses repetition of consonant sounds, as in super sonic, pickled peppers, baby boomers.
Mix them up to learn how poetry works. The horrid hiss of the slimy snake slithering through the crackling corn turned into trembling terror in my muddled mind. Don’t you love words?
2 comments:
How do you ponounce those big words without gagging?
Don't you have a decent dictionary? Look up the word and view pronunciation guides! Easy-peasy!
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