ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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: -Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word through imitation of a sound associated with that word. For example, the word buzz imitates the sound of some flying insects. And the word splash is like the sound made by something falling into water. Both buzz and splash are onomatopoeic words.

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 a word that sounds like the noise it describes. The spelling and pronunciation of that word is directly influenced by the sound it defines in real life. All onomatopoeia words describe specific sounds. Onomatopoeia definition: a word that sounds like the noise it describes.

Detailed explanation-5: -As already discussed, the usage of words to describe any sound that is created by a living being, a non-living object or entity is termed onomatopoeia. In some cases, the sound itself is used as the word. For example, ‘meow’ is the sound made by a cat and the onomatopoeic word to mention the sound of cats is also meow.