From Batman I can’t remember how old I was when I was first told of such word mechanisms as alliteration and onomatopoeia, quite young I think, but I remember being immediately interested. I assume you came here as a teacher looking for teaching resources for Onomatopoeia so let’s start with a definition and a list of examples. Onomatopoeia is the use of words whose sounds make you think of their meanings. buzz, thump, pop, bam, bang, bing, boom, buzz, crackle, clang, clatter, creak, ding…