1. Onomatopoeia

2. What is Onomatopoeia?
Words which imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes
…..sound words
Some people also count other “sense words”

3. Why Do Authors Use Onomatopoeia?
To create images in readers’ heads by adding a sense of sound to the writing.
To create a musical quality in the writing.
To reveal the theme of their text

4. Examples! Snap, crackle, pop Click it or ticket! Rice Krispies Ad
Department of Transportation Ad

5. Sounds of the Comics

6. Marvel Comics Had Their Own!

7. Example from Batman (1966)

8. Example from Nothing to Lose