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.

Saturday's My Lazy Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Saturday’s My Lazy Day
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
When Puppies Play Baseball by Kenn Nesbitt
When Puppies Play Baseball
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
I Found a Penny on the Ground
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
Hip-Hop Christmas
While Lying on the Lawn
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
My Gramma Got a Camera by Kenn Nesbitt
My Gramma Got a Camera
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
Our Parents Were Kidnapped by Pirates by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Parents Were Kidnapped by Pirates
A Goat Was in a Landfill by Kenn Nesbitt
A Goat in a Landfill
My Brother Was Brought by a Bunny
I’m Wearing My Parrot
Lost Inside a Labyrinth by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost Inside a Labyrinth
It’s Winter Vacation
The Geese Are Honking Overhead by Kenn Nesbitt
The Geese Are Honking Overhead
Random Miranda

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