This Earth Day, I want to combine two things I love: animals and onomatopoeia.
In case you haven't heard of this wonderful word, onomatopoeia (pronounced ah-no-mah-to-PEE-ah) refers to a word that's formed from the sound it makes.
sizzle, crunch, cuckoo, tick-tock, fizz
Can you think of more?
Animal sounds have great onomatopoeia:
oink, meow, chirp, hiss, ribbit, croak, squeak, quack
To celebrate Earth Day, let's write a poem using animal onomatopoeia. Here's mine:
Croaking and Squawking
The crow croaks at the mouse
Who squeaks at the sheep
Who bleats at the cat
Who mews at the dog
Who yowls at the pig
Who oinks at the raven
Who caws at the parrot
Who squawks at me that it's time to eat.
Try making your own poetry animals "talk" with onomatopoeia.
Recite your poem out loud on Earth Day, or read it to your pets. For extra zing, add your own sound effects!
