Onomatapoeia

Onomatopoeia: Using words to represent or mimic sounds. Out of context, many such words would be nonsense. Writers use them for artistic effect. Essentially, they add interest and allow a reader to "hear" what is happening rather than simply read a description of it.
An Example from Literature: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,

He tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred...

My Try: Ka-clatticah, ka-clat, ka-clatti-clat-ti-clat-ti-kah. The screened door slapped furiously against its frame, as if wrestling itself from the hinges holding it in place. Klatti-ca-clatlclatclat. Netty ran into the front yard still grasping the letter and threw herself to her knees beneath the angry sky. Clouds roiled overhead and in the distance a low roar seemed to be building somewhere within the gut of the wind. She couldn't hear AnnaBelle Mae or her daddy yelling to her to come back in the house. They couldn't see what she held in her hand.

Onomatopoeia words are part of our common everyday language. Emeril Lugasse is, in fact, known for his signature BAM! What sound words do you frequently use?

(This blog post is brought to you as a part of the April A to Z Challenge.)

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