Using onomatopoeia and alliteration to craft interesting sound imagery
I can create effective sound imagery in my writing.
Using onomatopoeia and alliteration to craft interesting sound imagery
I can create effective sound imagery in my writing.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- You can use aural imagery to help the reader to imagine the sounds of a scene clearly.
- Onomatopoeia needs precise, interesting vocabulary, in order to make it sound sophisticated rather than clichéd.
- You can describe sounds using adjectives or a simile to help create interesting aural imagery.
- Sounds have names (e.g. plosive, sibilant, nasal) and each one can be used to create different effects.
- Describing the development of sound can make your scene description more convincing.
Keywords
Sound imagery - sound imagery describes things we hear to transport the reader to a scene
Onomatopoeia - when you use words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to
Alliteration - repeating similar sounds in neighbouring words throughout a sentence
Common misconception
We need to describe sounds in a scene merely to tick off the fact we have used sensory language.
Thinking of scenarios where sound is particularly important can help us to use sound imagery more effectively.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
describes things we hear to transport the reader to a scene
when you use words that include sounds that are similar to the noises
repeating similar sounds in neighbouring words throughout a sentence