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.

Lost Inside a Labyrinth by Kenn Nesbitt
Lost Inside a Labyrinth
Benny’s Back Yard Barbershop
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
I'll Never Ride the Waterslide by Kenn Nesbitt
I’ll Never Ride the Waterslide
I’m Clever Whenever
The Pirate of Pickletown by Kenn Nesbitt
The Pirate of Pickletown
While Lying on the Lawn
The Noisy Boys from Boise by Kenn Nesbitt
The Noisy Boys from Boise
My Gramma Got a Camera by Kenn Nesbitt
My Gramma Got a Camera
When Frankenstein Sat Down to Dine by Kenn Nesbitt
When Frankenstein Sat Down to Dine
This Morning Is Our History Test
Random Miranda
Today I Packed My Lunch Myself by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Packed My Lunch Myself
You’re Not Supposed to Touch Your Face
A Tiny, Spiny Dinosaur
It’s Lonely as a Boa
It’s Winter Vacation
The School Year Is Over by Kenn Nesbitt
The School Year Is Over
The Perfect Cake by Kenn Nesbitt
The Perfect Cake
The Geese Are Honking Overhead by Kenn Nesbitt
The Geese Are Honking Overhead
Wayne the Stegosaurus
Springy Sidewalk
I Let My Mind Wander

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