{"id":34751,"date":"2024-08-27T09:31:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=34751"},"modified":"2024-08-27T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:14:46","slug":"onomatopoeia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=34751","title":{"rendered":"Onomatopoeia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"34752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_01-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"34753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Onomatopoeia_02-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ukrainian:<\/strong> \u0417\u0432\u0443\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f<br><strong>Russian:<\/strong> \u0417\u0432\u0443\u043a\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/onomatopoeia-word-examples-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34755 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/onomatopoeia-word-examples-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/onomatopoeia-word-examples-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/onomatopoeia-word-examples-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/onomatopoeia-word-examples.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Onomatopoeia <\/strong>is a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as oink, meow, roar, and chirp.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Onomatopoeia\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Animal Sounds:<\/strong><br><strong>Moo<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a cow<br><strong>Oink<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a pig<br><strong>Baa<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a sheep<br><strong>Meow<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a cat<br><strong>Woof<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a dog barking<br><strong>Quack<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a duck<br><strong>Chirp <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a bird<br><strong>Hiss<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a snake<br><strong>Roar<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a lion or other large animals<br><strong>Buzz<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a bee<\/td><td><strong>Human Sounds:<\/strong><br><strong>Sneeze <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a sneeze<br><strong>Cough <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a cough<br><strong>Hiccup <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a hiccup<br><strong>Giggle <\/strong>&#8211; light laughter<br><strong>Chuckle <\/strong>&#8211; low, soft laughter<br><strong>Groan <\/strong>&#8211; a sound of discomfort or pain<br><strong>Whisper <\/strong>&#8211; a soft talking sound<br><strong>Mumble <\/strong>&#8211; talking quietly and unclearly<br><strong>Creak<\/strong> &#8211; sound of something old or wooden moving<br><strong>Whistle<\/strong> &#8211; sound made by blowing air through lips or a small instrument<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Object\/Action Sounds:<\/strong><br><strong>Bang <\/strong>&#8211; a loud, sudden noise, like an explosion<br><strong>Crash <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something breaking or hitting hard<br><strong>Clang <\/strong>&#8211; metallic sound, like two metal objects hitting each other<br><strong>Sizzle <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something frying<br><strong>Pop <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something bursting, like a balloon<br><strong>Snap <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something breaking or a quick, sharp sound<br><strong>Tick-tock<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a clock<br><strong>Rustle <\/strong>&#8211; sound of leaves or paper moving<br><strong>Whirr <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something spinning quickly, like a fan<br><strong>Clap <\/strong>&#8211; sound made by hands striking together<\/td><td><strong>Nature Sounds:<\/strong><br><strong>Splash <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something hitting the water<br><strong>Thud <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something heavy hitting the ground<br><strong>Whoosh<\/strong> &#8211; sound of something moving fast through the air<br><strong>Crackle <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a fire burning<br><strong>Gurgle <\/strong>&#8211; sound of water flowing or bubbling<br><strong>Rumble <\/strong>&#8211; deep, rolling sound, like thunder<br><strong>Pitter-patter<\/strong> &#8211; sound of light rain<br><strong>Boom <\/strong>&#8211; deep, loud sound, like thunder<br><strong>Zoom <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something moving quickly, often used for cars<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Machine\/Technology Sounds:<\/strong><br><strong>Click <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a button being pressed or something snapping into place<br><strong>Beep <\/strong>&#8211; short, high-pitched sound, like from a microwave or computer<br><strong>Hum <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a machine running smoothly<br><strong>Ring<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a phone or bell<br><strong>Buzz<\/strong> &#8211; sound of a phone vibrating or an electrical device<\/td><td><strong>Miscellaneous Sounds:<\/strong><br><strong>Crack <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something breaking or snapping<br><strong>Bloop <\/strong>&#8211; sound of a small object dropping into water<br><strong>Plop <\/strong>&#8211; sound of something dropping softly<br><strong>Swish<\/strong> &#8211; sound of something moving quickly through the air<br><strong>Flick<\/strong> &#8211; quick, light snapping sound, like flipping a switch<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hat&#8217;s off to Elder G!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hatsOff_0001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hatsOff_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hatsOff_0001.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hatsOff_0001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hatsOff_0001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hatsOff_0001-768x768.jpg 768w\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"713\" data-id=\"34770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/animal-sounds-5-1200x658.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cartoon Onomatope<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0002.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"266\" data-id=\"34774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0002.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0002-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1245\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"34775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0004-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1245px) 100vw, 1245px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0003.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"204\" data-id=\"34772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34772\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0006.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"355\" data-id=\"34773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0006.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0006-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mad Magazine&#8217;s Don Martin &#8211; the King of Onomatope<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"34778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0001.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0001-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"339\" data-id=\"34777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0011.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0011-181x300.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1219\" data-id=\"34779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0008.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0008.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0008-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0008-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cartoon_0008-768x1170.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Onomatope In Poetry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edgar Allan Poe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edgar_Allan_Poe_mr-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34781 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edgar_Allan_Poe_mr-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edgar_Allan_Poe_mr-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edgar_Allan_Poe_mr-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Edgar_Allan_Poe_mr.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edgar Allan Poe<\/strong> (January 19, 1809 \u2013 October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States, and of early American literature.<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edgar_Allan_Poe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The Bells&#8221;<\/strong> is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by <strong>Edgar Allan Poe<\/strong> which was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word &#8220;bells&#8221;. The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses from &#8220;the jingling and the tinkling&#8221; of the bells in part 1 to the &#8220;moaning and the groaning&#8221; of the bells in part 4.<br>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Bells_(poem)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ono_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34782 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ono_0001.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ono_0001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ono_0001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ono_0001-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">     Hear the sledges with the bells-<br>                  Silver bells!<br>  What a world of merriment their melody foretells!<br>          How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,<br>              In the icy air of night!<br>          While the stars that oversprinkle<br>          All the heavens, seem to twinkle<br>            With a crystalline delight;<br>                Keeping time, time, time,<br>            In a sort of Runic rhyme,<br>  To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells<br>            From the bells, bells, bells, bells,<br>                  Bells, bells, bells-<br>  From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.<br><br><br>           Oh, the bells, bells, bells!<br>          What a tale their terror tells<br>                  Of Despair!<br>        How they clang, and clash, and roar!<br>        What a horror they outpour<br>      On the bosom of the palpitating air!<br>          Yet the ear it fully knows,<br>                  By the twanging,<br>                  And the clanging,<br><br>- excerpts from <strong>The Bells<\/strong>, by Edgar Allan Poe<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0001.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0001-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0001-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0004.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0004-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0004-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0005.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"34790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0005.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0005-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0005-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/poe_0005-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>The Twine<\/strong> (unpublished poem by UC#4)<br><br>The twisting, twisting snarled and snared<br>fibrous monstrosity lodged in my hair<br><br>But no! What cordage, what unwholesome adulteration to my sweets above<br>What filament of thread, a twine unwanted surprise, defiles my dessert, I plea<br>For what cheesecake I loved with a love that was more than love<br>A desecration of my coveted and angelic Sara Lee<br><br>Twanging twineabulation, palpitating, swelling shiver most afraid<br>melancholy monotone, tapping, rapping, bleak twine frayed<br><br>Hemp fibers left to decay and rot<br>Quoth the Raven, \"Never WLBOTT\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sounds like English?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I asked Elder G if he was familiar with a humorous Italian music video, where the singer &#8220;pretends&#8221; to sing in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, I\u2019m familiar with the song you\u2019re referring to! It\u2019s called <strong>&#8220;Prisencolinensinainciusol,&#8221;<\/strong> written and performed by the Italian musician <strong>Adriano Celentano<\/strong> in 1972. The song is famous because it was designed to sound like English to non-English speakers, but the lyrics are actually complete gibberish. Celentano wanted to capture the feeling of what English sounds like to those who don&#8217;t understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The music video is also quite entertaining, featuring Celentano and a group of dancers in a lively performance. The song and video play with the concept of language and communication, making it a fascinating and humorous cultural artifact.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-VsmF9m_Nt8\" title=\"Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian: \u0417\u0432\u0443\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0456\u0434\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044fRussian: \u0417\u0432\u0443\u043a\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 Animal Sounds:Moo &#8211; sound of a cowOink &#8211; sound of a pigBaa &#8211; sound of a sheepMeow &#8211; sound of a catWoof &#8211; sound of a dog barkingQuack &#8211; sound of a duckChirp &#8211; sound of a birdHiss &#8211; sound of a snakeRoar &#8211; sound of a lion or other large animalsBuzz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[105,35,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engin","category-fine-arts","category-scholarship-erudition"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34751"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34811,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34751\/revisions\/34811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}