Question

Which of these excerpts from Dr. Seuss's book Bartholomew and the Ooobleck uses onomatopoeia?

Answer 1

2. As he ran he could hear the "Plop! Plop!" of the oobleck on the windowpanes. It was pelting against the palace walls as big as greenish cup-cakes now! Plop is an example of onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a word based on the sound associated with the word. Other examples include: buzz, meow, oink, splat. None of the other examples have these types of words.

Answer 2

Answer: "As he ran he could hear the "Plop! Plop!" of the oobleck on the windowpanes. It was pelting against the palace walls as big as greenish cup-cakes now!"

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