Sound words
To understand what onomatopoeia is and use it to create a sound poem.
This lesson includes:
one video about onomatopoeia
one video of poet Joseph Coelho talking about onomatopoeia
three activities
Learn
When a word sounds like the noise it is describing, it is called onomatopoeia.
’Thud’, ‘crash’, ‘bang’, and ’buzz’ are all examples of onomatopoeia.
Watch this short clip to see some more examples.