Of a cottage-chamber bed And lie listening to the patter Of the soft rain overhead! Which line/phrase contains an onomatopoeia?
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The correct answer is ‘And lie listening to the patter’.
Onomatopoeia refers to words that are pronounced quite like the sounds they represent. In this case, the word ‘patter’ does not just describe, but also closely resembles the sound that the rain makes when it falls gently on rooftops.
Onomatopoeia is a literary device that is used to make the text richer. By adding such ‘sound-words’, the writer can almost get the reader to hear the sounds mentioned in the text. Onomatopoeia adds to a text’s sensory experience, because it appeals to the reader’s sense of hearing. Therefore, it is a device that helps the poet or author involve the reader in a deeper way.
Some examples of onomatopoeia:
The cooing of the cuckoo
The mooing of the cow
The clang of swords filled the air
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The line/ phrase that contains onomatopoeia in above sentence is
And lie listening to the patter.
- Onomatopoeia is formation of word from a sound related with what is named .
- For example we can say clock, tick tock.
- It is a figure of speech where words evoke the actual sound of the thing they describe.
- Here, patter sound is described for soft rain.
- Other examples: Machine noises - Honk, beep.
- Impact sounds: Bang, boom, crash.
- Sounds of voice : Giggle, whisper, murmur.