poetic device: Assonance

Assonance is when nearby words share the same vowel sounds, especially on their stressed (or accented) syllables, such as “tiny dinosaur” (which share a long “i” sound) or “random hat” (which share a short “a” sound).

These poems all include at least one instance of assonance. See if you can the assonant words in these poems.

Super Eraser by Kenn Nesbitt
Super Eraser
My Dog Likes to Disco by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Likes to Disco
Our Holiday Shopping by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Holiday Shopping
My Cat Knows Karate by Kenn Nesbitt
My Cat Knows Karate
Snow's Nose by Kenn Nesbitt
Snow’s Nose
I Bought a Maserati by Kenn Nesbitt
I Bought a Maserati
My Sloth Is Supersonic
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye by Kenn Nesbitt
My Puppy Punched Me in the Eye
The Dog Ate Our Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
The Dog Ate Our Dinner
AstroCow by Kenn Nesbitt
AstroCow
The Perfect Cake by Kenn Nesbitt
The Perfect Cake
My Kitten Is a Ninja by Kenn Nesbitt
My Kitten Is a Ninja
We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars by Kenn Nesbitt
We Bought a Lot of Candy Bars
My Flat Cat
My Flat Cat
My Brother Punched Me in the Head by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother Punched Me in the Head
No Running in the Hall by Kenn Nesbitt
No Running in the Hall
My Koala's Not a Doctor by Kenn Nesbitt
My Koala’s Not a Doctor
I Tried to Take a Selfie by Kenn Nesbitt
I Tried to Take a Selfie
My Hot Dog Is Soggy by Kenn Nesbitt
My Hot Dog Is Soggy
A Fishy List by Kenn Nesbitt
A Fishy List
An Ogre Came Over for Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
My Brother's in Love with His Mirror by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother’s in Love with His Mirror
A Cheesy Story by Kenn Nesbitt
A Cheesy Story
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