What are some examples of onomatopoeia in The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe?

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phoebe
Apr 4, 2016

I just reread it, and I don't believe there are any examples of onomatopoeia.

Explanation:

There are descriptive words that bring to mind noises, such as tapping, rapping, flutter, et cetera -- but that is merely imagery. If it were onomatopoeia, it would be like, "Tap tap tap" or any kind of word that sounds like a sound, you know?

Hopefully that helped.

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