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.

Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
Saturday's My Lazy Day by Kenn Nesbitt
Saturday’s My Lazy Day
When Puppies Play Baseball by Kenn Nesbitt
When Puppies Play Baseball
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
I Found a Penny on the Ground
Hip-Hop Christmas
My Gramma Got a Camera by Kenn Nesbitt
My Gramma Got a Camera
While Lying on the Lawn
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
My Brother Was Brought by a Bunny
A Goat Was in a Landfill by Kenn Nesbitt
A Goat in a Landfill
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
I’m Clever Whenever

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