Our collection of Onomatopoeia poems for teenagers was created especially for teens who are learning about onomatopoeia poems in school and need examples or samples as inspiration to write their own or learn more about this special style of poetry.
What is Onomatopoeia?
It’s a long word and it’s hard to pronounce and spell. But don’t let that hold you back – it’s actually quite basic and easy to understand.
You’ve probably heard of words like “buzz” or “ring” or “bark”. All of these words are sounds. By definition, onomatopoeia is a word the imitates its sound. These can vary depending on regions, countries, and language, but for the most part there are plenty of words to choose from to form your poem. Any word that is used to describe and mimic a sound is an example of the types of words you would want to use in this type of poem.
Here are a few examples of onomatopoeia words to choose from to incorporate and use in your own original poetry that you can write:
Arf, Bark, Bang, Clap, Clank, Click, Crackle, Crash, Crunch, Drip, Eek, Fizz, Growl, Hiccup, Honk, Howl, Hush, Meow, Murmur, Oink, Plop, Pop, Quack, Ribbit, Ring, Roar, Slap, Smash, Squish, Swoosh, Thud, Tick-Tock, Woof
Now that you understand the basic meaning of this style of poetry and have a list of words to use, you have all that you need to set up to write your own. Of course, you can also always use our examples below as long as you credit PoemsBox as the source.
Here are a few to get you started:
Game Time
The crowd roars
over the swoosh of the ball
through the net
so loud you miss
the thud of it falling
to the floor.
The Sound of Happy
What is the sound of happy?
Is it hands clapping
Is it the thump of you heart in your chest?
Is it the zoom of the planes overhead
Is it the haha
the absence of boo-hoo-hoo
What is the sound of happy to you?
Poolside
Splash!
Diving in
going for a swim
floating by
Splash!
Do you have any ideas for teenage poems using onomatopoeia? What are some of your favorite words that imitate a sound? Share in the comments below.