Examples of Onomatopoeia: Buzz-The bee buzzed in my ear. ... Sizzle-The sizzle of bacon on the griddle is music to my ears. Scratch-The scratching of the tree limb on the window was spooky.

Is pawing an onomatopoeia?

He has used onomatopoeias like “prancing”, “clatter” and “pawing” to create sound in the poem. Similarly, alliteration is used in the opening lines. For example, “When what to my wondering eyes did appear,” the poet has repeated the consonants /w/ to create a pointed effect in the poem.

What words are considered onomatopoeia?

Onomatopoeia are words that sound like the action they are describing. They include words like achoo, bang, boom, clap, fizz, pow, splat, tick-tock and zap. Many words used to describe animal sounds are onomatopoeia.