1.9 Literary Devices

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is a word that makes the sound of the action or object. Think of it like sound effects for your descriptive writing.

Example: The birds chattered, the brook babbled, and the leaves rustled on the trees.

Onomatopoeia is well known for its use in comics.

Example: Bam! Boom! Slam!

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