2. By Nick and Ryan

3. Onomatopoeia- words that sound like what they mean Is from the Greek, onoma, meaning “name” and poiein meaning “to make”.

4. A good writer can create onomatopoeia with his/her own word choice.

5. Bang, boom, and sizzle are simple onomatopoeias. James Joyce gives us the sound of Cricket bats: pick pack pock and puck Carl Sandburg describes the voice of the last cricket: “It is so thin a splinter of singing.”

6. Walter de la Mare poem “Silver” is imitating the quiet of a moonlit night Slowly, silently, now the moon walks the night in her silver shoon; this way, and that, she peers and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees

7. Drip drop Gong Click clack Ding dong Crack Splash Smack Crunch Sniff