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.

I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
Bob’s Job
Saturday's My Lazy Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Saturday’s My Lazy Day
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
When Puppies Play Baseball by Kenn Nesbitt
When Puppies Play Baseball
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
Hip-Hop Christmas
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
My Dog Is Always Shivering by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Is Always Shivering
Robot Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
Robot Halloween
I Found a Penny on the Ground
My Favorite Word is Floofy
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
Our Parents Were Kidnapped by Pirates by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Parents Were Kidnapped by Pirates
My Brother's in Love with His Mirror by Kenn Nesbitt
My Brother’s in Love with His Mirror
Warm or Storm?
My Brother Was Brought by a Bunny
I’m Wearing My Parrot
Lost Inside a Labyrinth by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost Inside a Labyrinth

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