Onomatopoeia

Definition:
The use of words which in their pronunciation suggest their meaning. "Hiss," for example, when spoken is intended resemble the sound of steam or of a snake. Other examples include these: slam, buzz, screech, whirr, crush, sizzle, crunch, wring, wrench, gouge, grind, mangle, bang, blam, pow, zap, fizz, urp, roar, growl, blip, click, whimper, and, of course, snap, crackle, and pop.

Example Poem:
"Summer"

I like hot days, hot days Sweat is what you got days Bugs buzzin from cousin to cousin Juices dripping, Running and ripping Catch the one you love days

Birds peeping, Old men sleeping Lazy days, daises lay beaming and dreaming of hot days, hot days sweat is what you got days

How Onomatopoeia Is Used:
Onomatopoeia is used in the poem Summer by Walter Dean Myers. Onomatopoeia are words that sound like a sound or meaning. Some of the words used in this poem where buzzing, dripping, ripping, and peeping. These words usually represent the action the subject is doing, also there are sometimes used as sounds.