Figure of speech onomatopoeia

Answer 1

• An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room.
• My son swooshed the Basketball into the net.
• Shuffle the paper stack again properly.
• Please do not whisper in the examination hall.
• The owl hooted as it sat in the tree.
• Boo. I scared you.
• Meow, where's my milk, cried the cat.
• The jangle of her bracelets caught his attention.
• Click, click. She made a sound with her tongue to show her displeasure.
• The rustle of the leaves startled the kids.
• Pitter-patter rain drops are falling from the sky.
• My teacher told me to shush, because I was making too much noise.
• The door creaked open in the old mansion.
• The tires of the sports car halted with a loud screech.
• Harry mumbled in his mouth that he was not thirsty.
• The birds like to tweet outside my window.
• Drip, drip, drip, went the faucet all day long.
• Grandma loves to hear the pitter-patter of little feet around the house.
• Zip goes the jacket.

Answer 2

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where words imitate the sound they represent. For example, "buzz" mimics the sound of a bee, while "sizzle" reflects the sound of food cooking. It adds vividness and sensory detail to writing.