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What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

•The “popcorn” of the writing world is onomatopoeia, or sound effect words.

•Onomatopoeia is just the tool a writer needs to describe sounds made by common objects, animals, or nature.

Sound Words

•Sound words are used to create specific sounds or moods.

•These can give your stories, poems, plays, or comic strips just the right zing!

People Sounds

• Baby

• Person snoring

• 4th grader eating

Hitting Sounds

• Bat

• Drum

• Boxing

Putting Onomatopoeia to Use

• When Hollywood makes a movie, an artist creates special sound effects so the action will seem real.

• Onomatopoeia, especially when read aloud, can make your writing come alive just like sound effects in the movie.

Onomatopoeia used by all

Japanese used “doki doki” to show the heart beat.

In Hindi language, “dhadak” is used for a person's heartbeat, indicative of the sound of one single beat.

bow-wow (or woof-woof) in English

ouah ouah in French

Gaf Gaf in Rusisian

Wang Wang in Chinese

• Slip, Slop, Slap!It sounds like a breeze when you say it like thatSlip, Slop, Slap!In the sun we always say "Slip Slop Slap!"Slip, Slop, Slap!Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat,Slip, Slop, Slap!You can stop skin cancer - say: "Slip, Slop, Slap!"

Noise

I like noise.

The whoop of a boy, the thud of a hoof,

The rattle of rain on a galvanised roof,

The hubbub of traffic, the roar of a train,

The throb of machinery numbing the brain,

The switching of wires in an overhead tram,

The rush of the wind, a door on the slam,

The boom of the thunder, the crash of the waves,

The din of a river that races and raves,

The crack of a rifle, the clang of a pail,

The strident tattoo of a swift-slapping sail –

From any old sound that the silence destroys

Arises a gamut of soul-stirring joys.

I like noise. Jessie Pope.

Summarization of what we have learned

• Onomatopoeia is used to bring to life a story, poem, play, or movie.

• Onomatopoeia, or sound effects greatly enhances the author’s writing.

• Onomatopoeia helps you think of the meaning of the sound.

• Onomatopoeia describes sounds made by common objects, animals, or nature.

• Onomatopoeia is fun to use and spell!

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Alliteration• Alliteration is the

repetition of the first consonant sound in words, as in the nursery rhyme “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

• (See next slide for example.)

The snake slithered silently along the sunny sidewalk.

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Alliteration Example

I jiggled it jaggled it jerked it.

I pushed and pulled and poked it.But –As soon as I stopped,And left it aloneThis tooth came outOn its very own!

by Lee Bennett Hopkins

This Tooth

What is an acrostic poem?

Answer: An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line.

All the lines of the poem should relate to or describe the topic word.

Acrostic Poem

So nice and blueKeep

on looking at itYou

should look 

Mother Means the world to meOpens

her heartThinks of others first

Has a beautiful spiritExpects

the best from me Risks all for love

GloriaGloria's an excellent best friend:Loyal, honest, tactful, warm, discrete.One's thoughts are often phrased with her at

hand,Rolling in like waves onto her sand.In her sympathy, all shadows end.A sense of truth surrounds her, hard and

sweet.

PAULP is for Patience, heplful and always kindA is for Adventurous, driven by

boundless energyU is for Unique, a very special sonL is for Lovable, a heart of gold.Paul, we love you more than words can

say.