Sound words
When a word sounds like the noise it is describing, it is called onomatopoeia.
’Thud’, ‘crash’, ‘bang’, and ’buzz’ are all examples of onomatopoeia.
Onomatopoeia can help to bring a story or poem to life for the reader.
It is often used to add humour as well because the words usually sound quite strange or are fun to say.
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