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.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
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.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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Starter quiz
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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