1, with different definitions. Onomatopoeia is a kind of vocabulary that expresses its characteristics or forms by imitating the sounds made by things. Onomatopoeic words are words that express emotions or describe a certain state or scene by simulating other sounds or even descriptions of actions produced by things.
2. The usage is different. According to the above definition, we can also preliminarily judge that onomatopoeia is usually used to describe people's daily life in nature, vehicle traffic and social life. Onomatopoeic words are mostly used in novels, essays, poems and other literary genres to describe characters, plots and scenes.
3. Different sense of language. Comparing onomatopoeia and onomatopoeia together, we may find a very subtle difference-the difference in language sense.