Brave New World 1

"Whizz and then, click! the lift-hatches flew open...whizz, click! another flap of peritoneum had shot up from the depths..." pg. 9

The above quote contains an onomatopoeia. An onomatopoeia is the use of words that reflect their meaning, like "whizz" and "click" in the above quote. The purpose is to use words containing connotations of what the word is representing. When you think of a "click" you automatically play the sound in your head. This creates great imagery in the reader's mind. It is more effective than simply describing the sound. The word gives off the sound, even when you say it out loud. It is effective in the chapter because the chapter describes a bunch of machinery and production. The director is giving a tour of the hatchery which involves multiple machines and processes. The onomatopoeia puts sound and imagery to the processes going on in the tour. It is effective becaues it puts the reader into the scene and makes us imagine what it is really like.