Onomatopoeia
[The explanations on this website are those related to Visual Arts]
Onomatopoeia is the process by which the sound of a word, expression or action is imitated using images. The word used through imagery imitates the sound or noises made after an action, for example: “bang, oink, meow, roar, chirp, boom, pow, crack, poof and splash”.
( The word being used represents its own sound when it is heard, most times similar to how it is spelt).
Figure 1: Shows a variety [different] of examples of onomatopoeia terms used in Art.
The Links below takes you to a youtube channel by Jack Hartmann titled:
The Onomatopoeia Alphabet | Onomatopoeia for Kids | Jack Hartmann, on this website there is a video showing the letters of the alphabet which is played in a song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBQCgjo1QTU
CLASS ACTIVITY:
*Select any Onomatopoeia term [word] and create a drawing with the word as the main focus.
*Draw a scene or action and use at least one onomatopoeia term [word] that can represent the scene or action.
*Invent a new type of technology or Animal by means of drawing.
[Think about what sound the technology would make when it is being used, or what sound your newly invented animal could make].