echoisms
/ˈɛkoʊˌɪzəmz/
noun
- Words or phrases that imitate natural sounds, like 'buzz' or 'splash'.
- The comic book was full of echoisms like 'Pow!' and 'Zap!'.
- Children learn many echoisms, such as 'meow' for a cat's sound.
- The poet used echoisms to make the river sound alive.
- The repetition of a sound or phrase in speech or writing, often for emphasis or effect.
- In his essay, the writer used echoisms to create a rhythmic flow.
- Her speech was full of echoisms, repeating key phrases to make her point.
- The song's echoisms made the chorus easy to remember.
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