Onomatopoeia

**Onomatopoeia** **Words that imitate sounds** **Onomatopoeia are words that imitate sounds.** **Some onomotapoeia we are very used to. For example the cat meows and the cow moos, the car roars by, my stomach rumbles and he shuffles the cards, but also the balloon pops , the baby splashes the bath water and the car goes beep beep .** **You can find a huge list of sound words and examples of poetry using them on this outstanding Onomatopoeia Website** **The following short movie shows some great examples of onomatopoiea in a short video clip**

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**Below is a great visual example of a poem using onomatopoeia taken Bobbi Katz's //A Rumpus of Rhymes//. It's called the School Bus Rap.**