onomatopoeia

Definition:

Onomatopoeia: A figure of speech which includes natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, and murmur. This term is not used in the multiple-choice section. If you identify examples onomatopoeia in an essay passage, note the effect.

Simple Examples:

'Dave __whooshed__ down the hill'. 'Listen to the __buzz__ of the bee.'

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