Onomatopoeia (Tanka) Poem by Govind Ramakrishnan

Onomatopoeia (Tanka)



say it like it sounds
from argh to zap, words abound
spice for the linguist-
as I sit here and wonder
how did languages evolve?

© 2016

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: fun
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
deez nuts 12 February 2018

yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo this so lame. DEEz NuTz

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Gil Highlander 21 April 2016

onamatopoeia is a tough topice. elegantly handled and good twist. thank you for sharing,

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Kelly Kurt 21 April 2016

No doubt that some of the first words echoed the sounds they represented

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Michael Joseph 20 April 2016

There are many good documentaries on this subject. All very interesting

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