(A) ** Words that sound like what they mean
(B) an exaggerated statement
(C) a comparison using like, as, or than
(D) an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -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.
Concept note-2: -What is onomatopoeia? An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds just like the thing it is describing. It’s also one of the trickiest words in the English language to spell! The word onomatopoeia comes from the combination of two Greek words, one meaning ‘name’ and the other meaning ‘I’ make.
Concept note-3: -Onomatopoeia definition: a word that sounds like the noise it describes. Some onomatopoeia examples include the words boing, gargle, clap, zap, and pitter-patter.
Concept note-4: -When children spell words the way they sound, they are said to be phonetically spelling-for example, the word lion could be phonetically spelled L-Y-N, or the word move could be phonetically spelled M-U-V.