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.

Elaine the Complainer by Kenn Nesbitt
Elaine the Complainer
Whenever It's December by Kenn Nesbitt
Whenever It’s December
The Birds Are Chirping Happily by Kenn Nesbitt
The Birds Are Chirping Happily
Hip-Hop Christmas
On New Year's Day by Kenn Nesbitt
On New Year’s Day
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
My Dog Is Always Shivering by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Is Always Shivering
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
A Goat Was in a Landfill by Kenn Nesbitt
A Goat in a Landfill
I'm Glad at Last It's Halloween by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Glad at Last It’s Halloween
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
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
I’m Clever Whenever
Random Miranda
The Noisy Boys from Boise by Kenn Nesbitt
The Noisy Boys from Boise

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