'Fast fading violets covered up in leaves
And mid May's eldest child
The coming must-rose full of dewy wine
The murmurous haunt of files on summer eves'.
('Ode to a nightingale')
The poetic beauty of the last line owes to the use of
The word “murmurous” imitates the soft, continuous buzzing sound made by flies. This imitation of natural sound is a clear example of onomatopoeia.
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