Onomotopoeia

onomotopoeia
n
the formation of a word by imitation of a sound.

onomotopoetic adj.

:D

onomotopoeia is my favourite word as a word. it doesn't come up in conversation much.
i'm onomotopoetic, among other things. nope. not a good conversation starter.
onomotopoeia means that the word itself sounds like what it is, for example 'boom' sounds like a boom, and 'swish' sounds like swishing. hiss sounds like hissing, swoosh and whoosh, hiss, sift - these are all onomotopoetic words. . when you combine alliteration, which is the repition of the first letter or the stressed syllable, you get a multi sensory experience from the words.

The tumbling turbulence torments

tormenting tumbling turbulence.

silently swishing seas upon the shore

totally different. i like to combine onomotopoeia and alliteration for great one liners.

it only works for one sentencers, you can't write a novel like that.

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this is a play with words blog.

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and get out the ol' dictionary, and see what happens.
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