Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate or suggest a real sound, such as buzz, clang, or whisper. Poets use it to make a line echo the sound being described, which can make an image feel more immediate and alive. Some words imitate a sound closely, while others simply sound like it.
Example
Rain tapped the tin roof: drip, drip, drip.
The hinges creaked.
A dog barked in the dark, and the gate went clang.
buzz
moo
beep
bang
click
Related Definitions
[n] using words that imitate the sound they denote
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