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
Everyone's Screaming by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s Screaming
I'd Like to Be a Movie Star by Kenn Nesbitt
I’d Like to Be a Movie Star
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
I Found a Penny on the Ground
Candy Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Candy Andy
Hip-Hop Christmas
While Lying on the Lawn
My Gramma Got a Camera by Kenn Nesbitt
My Gramma Got a Camera
A Hippo Is Bounding around on My Head
My Lunch Gave Me a Tummy Ache
Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome
It’s Winter Vacation
My Brother Was Brought by a Bunny
A Goat in a Landfill
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Cat Likes the Vacuum
Lost Inside a Labyrinth by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost Inside a Labyrinth
I’m Wearing My Parrot
The Noisy Boys from Boise by Kenn Nesbitt
The Noisy Boys from Boise
I’m Clever Whenever
Random Miranda

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