LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the use of words that imitate sounds? (Crash, bang, hiss, slpat)
A
Sensory Language
B
Hyperbole
C
Figurative Language
D
Onomatopoeia
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -A word whose sound mimics the noise or action it represents is called an onomatopoeic word. For example: ‘baa’, ‘woof’, ‘miaow/meow’, ‘clang’, ‘hiss’ and ‘thud’.

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. Read on to learn more and see examples of onomatopoeia phrases.

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