onomatopoeia*

*We had fun at my Practice Writing Group with the prompt of onomatopoeia, which was a new word to most of us. It means: “The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)” – from merriam-webster.com. We wrote for 10 minutes. I tried using more than one form of onomatopoeia in each sentence. Can you identify these words?

Boing! The ball dribbled crazily along the floor.

Crash!! The shattered pieces of crystal lie dazzling in the sunlight.

Rip! The feedbag fractured at the seams spilling bouncing beans hurriedly scattering on the floor.

The mice scuttled and scurried to pounce on a mouth-watering tasty morsel.

Thud! The whole house shook when a car crashed and ricocheted off the front entryway, leaving falling bricks and shattering shards of glass for the homeowners to find.

Swoosh! Swoosh! The breeze fluttered past the delicate, sheer curtains.

“Rustle! Rustle! Crack! Crush!” went the leaves, as the children shuffled through their piles, leaving them in tiny pieces.

“Vroom!! I awakened to Mama vacuuming and Billy running through the house being the engine for his paper airplane! “Vroom! Vroom!”

“Pop!” The can exploded, as fizzy bubbles oozed out of the silent, cracked container.

Linda