Onomatopoeia

In rhetoric, linguistics and poetry, onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests the object it is describing, such as "bang", "click", "fizz", "hush" or "buzz", or animal noises such as "moo", "quack" or "meow".

Onomatopoeias in pop culture

• The images Blam (1962) & Whaam! (1963) by Roy Lichtenstein are two of the earliest examples of pop art, featuring empty fighter aircrafts being struck by rockets with dazzling red and yellow explosions.
• In Mario games, Thwomp is the sound that the big crush block makes, and is also the name of the monster. Whomp is Thwomp's brother, and WHOMP! is the onomatopia that Whomp would make.
• The chorus of Kid Creole and the Coconuts' "Annie, I'm not Your Daddy", is a repetition of the word "Onomatopoeia ".
• The song "Onomatopeoia" appeared on the 1978 release "The Hermit of Mink Hollow" by Todd Rundgren and contained various examples of the title.
• In Batman, Onomatopias such as "WHACK" and "CRUNCH" appears on-screen when said-sounds are made during fight scenes.