THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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What is an example of an onomatopoeia?
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It’s raining cats and dogs.
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She was as busy as a bee.
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You are what you eat.
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The clock ticked all afternoon until it was time to leave school.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Tick-tock is almost universal for the sound that a clock makes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some onomatopoeia examples include the words boing, gargle, clap, zap, and pitter-patter. When these words are used in context, you can almost hear what they describe: the boing of a spring, the clap of chalkboard erasers, and the pitter-patter of rain falling on the pavement like tiny footsteps.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Tick’ and ‘tock’ are both examples of onomatopoeia: they are sounds a watch makes as the second hand progresses. apparent meaning: wristwatch.
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