Sidney Lanier (1842-81), himself a distinguished flutist, was also a creator of music in poetry. Only the first two and last stanzas of the poem are reproduced here owing to length. See how he does it through poetic devices. The analysis at the foot of the poem may help you.

This poem is about a thunder storm in the middle of the night, and a babies struggle trying to sleep.

Life and Onomatopoeia.

An overview of some pieces of poetry.

An onomatopoeia poem.

Onomatopoeia!

Onomatopoeia poem.

Sound words.

Pop, plop, whoosh, zoom, glug … they’re all examples of onomatopoeia.