Question

Underline/Highlight any examples of Onomatopoeia in the following paragraphs:

"As I lay in the forest I could hear the deep thumping of my heart. I was keenly aware of my surroundings: the wind whispering through the trees; the rustling of the undergrowth; the gentle buzz and hum of the forest at night. I slowly rolled over and onto my knees and began crawling away from my hideout. I was trying to make my way to the gushing water, desperate for something to drink. I soon came to the edge of the life-giving river and began furiously gulping, trying to take in as much as possible. After a few minutes, as my thirst was starting to abate, I became aware of a strange sound. Without looking up I listened for a while. There it was. Plop. Plop. Plop. I cautiously raised my head and saw a strange boy standing on the opposite bank. He returned my stare without stopping his rhythmic throwing of stones. "

Answer 1

Some of the examples of the figure of speech onomatopoeia in the paragraphs are :

1. deep thumping of my heart
2. the wind whispering
3. rustling of the undergrowth
4. gentle buzz and hum of the forest
5. Plop. Plop. Plop.
6. rhythmic throwing of stones

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech which refers to the sound associated with the word that is mentioned.

Answer 2

"As I lay in the forest I could hear the deep thumping of my heart. I was keenly aware of my surroundings: the wind whispering through the trees; the rustling of the undergrowth; the gentle buzz and hum of the forest at night. I slowly rolled over and onto my knees and began crawling away from my hideout. I was trying to make my way to the gushing water, desperate for something to drink. I soon came to the edge of the life-giving river and began furiously gulping, trying to take in as much as possible. After a few minutes, as my thirst was starting to abate, I became aware of a strange sound. Without looking up I listened for a while. There it was. Plop. Plop. Plop. I cautiously raised my head and saw a strange boy standing on the opposite bank. He returned my stare without stopping his rhythmic throwing of stones. "

Step-by-step explanation:

a Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).

the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect.

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