CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the word Onomatopoeia means?
A
usage of vowels words
B
IT’S A RHYME SCHEME !
C
usage of sound words to create a dramatic effect.
D
I don’t know:(
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Onomatopoeia is the use or creation of a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as oink, meow (or miaow), roar, and chirp.

Detailed explanation-2: -: the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)

Detailed explanation-3: -Onomatopoeia is a literary device in which a word is used to represent a sound. For example, the words ‘pop’, ‘crack’ and ‘splat’ are all onomatopoeic. Onomatopoeia can also be used to represent the sounds that animals or people make.

Detailed explanation-4: -An onomatopoeia is the forming of a word by imitating the sound the word is referring to, as in bang, meaning “a loud, explosive sound, ” and meow, meaning “the sound a cat makes.” The words themselves are also known as onomatopoeias. Many commonly used words are onomatopoeias.

Detailed explanation-5: -Onomatopoeia helps heighten language beyond the literal words on the page. Onomatopoeia’s sensory effect is used to create particularly vivid imagery-it is as if you are in the text itself, hearing what the speaker of the poem is hearing. It is also used in: Children’s literature.

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