Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 6 AIL 0536 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Onomatopoeia
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The idea
The glossary defines onomatopoeia as a word or phrase whose sound suggests its meaning, giving bang and thwack. The device names a relation between sound and sense rather than a pattern of repetition, which is what separates it from the three devices above.
In practice
The sound suggests the meaning.
Where people slip
A relation, not a repetition.
Your place on the trail
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