Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Onomatopoeia in music
Ana Sokolovic has written the opera Svadba that is a blend of poetry, onomatopoeia and words deconstructed into their basic sound elements. Read more: NOW Magazine // Stage // Here comes the song
Monday, June 20, 2011
How Do I Recognize Sentences with Onomatopoeia?
Here is WiseGeek's explanation of onomatopoeia How Do I Recognize Sentences with Onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia in law: property rights
Here is a discussion about claiming property rights on a sound and the importance of having a clear description of that sound for it to be successful. Filing a sound mark as a Trademark? - Trademarks Law Articles and News - Lawdit Reading Room
Examples of onomatopoeia poetry
Check out these examples of poems with onomatopoeia, such as Sour Patch Kids by Forrest Carver, and an untitled poem by Denise Rodgers.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Can you name the onomatopoeia words for every letter of the alphabet from the clues below? by jmatt22397 | Online Games & Trivia by Sporcle
Here's a cool game you can play online. Pretty difficult!
Can you name the onomatopoeia words for every letter of the alphabet from the clues below? by jmatt22397 | Online Games & Trivia by Sporcle
Can you name the onomatopoeia words for every letter of the alphabet from the clues below? by jmatt22397 | Online Games & Trivia by Sporcle
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Batman TV series Fight Sounds
Find all onomatopoeia used in the 60's Batman TV series from aieee to zzzzzwap: Batman Fight Graphics
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Weekend Competition: What's the Onomatopoeia? - NYTimes.com
This weekend you can win a prize by coming up with the coolest onomatopoeia at NYtimes.com
Weekend Competition: What's the Onomatopoeia? - NYTimes.com: "Weekend Competition: What’s the Onomatopoeia?
This weekend, co-vocabularists are invited to dance across their keyboards to provide the spelling of the sounds that surround us.
We are used to the Kappow! and Shazam! of cartoon violence, and to the Clunk! Click! of seat-belt safety.
But what of the Dwoiiinnnnnnnngggggggig! when a ruler is strummed against a table-top?
Or the Flumppf! of a wad of mail as it falls from the letter-box?
The usual prizes will be awarded for unusual sounds and experimental spellings."
Weekend Competition: What's the Onomatopoeia? - NYTimes.com: "Weekend Competition: What’s the Onomatopoeia?
This weekend, co-vocabularists are invited to dance across their keyboards to provide the spelling of the sounds that surround us.
We are used to the Kappow! and Shazam! of cartoon violence, and to the Clunk! Click! of seat-belt safety.
But what of the Dwoiiinnnnnnnngggggggig! when a ruler is strummed against a table-top?
Or the Flumppf! of a wad of mail as it falls from the letter-box?
The usual prizes will be awarded for unusual sounds and experimental spellings."
Sunday, April 3, 2011
210 Onomatopoeia Lessons Reviewed
If you are a teacher, you can find lessons, worksheets and ideas related to onomatopoeia on this website on Lessonplanet.com. You can also try related searches such as 'alliteration', 'poetry', 'figurative language' and 'word choice'.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Noiseguy
Charlie Williams is an author, sound impressionist and kids comedian from the state of Washington. He is famous for making the most amazing sounds with his voice, that is why they call him the Noiseguy. In his performances he also teaches kids to make cool sounds themselves, making the show really interactive. Definitely check out his awesome website and videos.
Here's a video.
Here's a video.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Aargh
The Aargh Page is a page showing counts of the many different spellings of "aargh" on the web. An excellent display of how search engines can be used for research!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Poetry by *iPawed on deviantART
onomatopoeia by *iPawed on deviantART
Swinging. Click the link above to read the whole thing.
excerpt:
"doors click in frames - too audible
to pass unnoticed, but
not loud enough to entitle 'rattle'
i hear cars thrum past,
[i'm still not wholly used to that];
a bizarre sound of travel and air disturbance
that isn't quite encompassed by
swish or woosh:
onomatopoeia is never as easy
as the word suggests.
the wind strips the trees and
i strip,"
Swinging. Click the link above to read the whole thing.
excerpt:
"doors click in frames - too audible
to pass unnoticed, but
not loud enough to entitle 'rattle'
i hear cars thrum past,
[i'm still not wholly used to that];
a bizarre sound of travel and air disturbance
that isn't quite encompassed by
swish or woosh:
onomatopoeia is never as easy
as the word suggests.
the wind strips the trees and
i strip,"
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Onomatopoeia: also the name of a DC comics supervillain

Onomatopoeia (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Onomatopoeia is a DC Comics supervillain who has faced Green Arrow and Batman. He first appeared in Green Arrow #12 (March 2002). He was created by writer Kevin Smith and artist Phil Hester. IGN's Daniel Crown called him 'one of the coolest new villains of the decade'.[1]"
... "His name is derived from the fact that he imitates noises around him, such as dripping taps, gunshots etc."
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