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'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
I’m Clever Whenever
The Noisy Boys from Boise by Kenn Nesbitt
The Noisy Boys from Boise
When Frankenstein Sat Down to Dine by Kenn Nesbitt
When Frankenstein Sat Down to Dine
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
I like It When It's Quiet by Kenn Nesbitt
I Like It When It’s Quiet
You’re Not Supposed to Touch Your Face
I Let My Mind Wander
This Morning Is Our History Test
A Tiny, Spiny Dinosaur
How Not to Cook by Kenn Nesbitt
How Not to Cook
It’s Lonely as a Boa
Today’s My Favorite Holiday
Captain Impossible by Kenn Nesbitt
Captain Impossible
Penny Parker's Pencil by Kenn Nesbitt
Penny Parker’s Pencil
Wayne the Stegosaurus
Springy Sidewalk
My Smelly Telephone by Kenn Nesbitt
My Smelly Telephone
Thanksgiving Leftovers
The School Year Is Over by Kenn Nesbitt
The School Year Is Over
Thanksgiving Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
Thanksgiving Dinner
Today I Packed My Lunch Myself by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Packed My Lunch Myself
Our Teacher's Valentine by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Teacher’s Valentine
Something Under My Bed

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