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.

Something Under My Bed
That Explains It!
My Ice Cream Is Melting by Kenn Nesbitt
My Ice Cream Is Melting
I'm Super Excited by Kenn Nesbitt
I’m Super Excited
I Might Have Met a Monster by Kenn Nesbitt
I Might Have Met a Monster
A Sweet Story
The Sand Looks Like Candy by Kenn Nesbitt
The Sand Looks Like Candy
Bernadette the Burper by Kenn Nesbitt
Bernadette the Burper
The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees by Kenn Nesbitt
The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees
Larry the Librarian
Larry the Librarian
Rosy the Dozer
Our Classroom Is Covered in Sparkles
Josh, Who Didn’t Like to Wash
A Valentine for Mom
A Rumble in My Bedroom by Kenn Nesbitt
A Rumble in My Bedroom
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous by Kenn Nesbitt
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous
Snow Mail by Kenn Nesbitt
Snow Mail
My Ugly Pug
Glurp the Purple Alien
Michael's Viking Bicycle by Kenn Nesbitt
Michael’s Viking Bicycle
Costume Classroom by Kenn Nesbitt
Costume Classroom
My Dog Is Not the Smartest Dog
The Toughest Pastry Maker
I Saw a Sloth Play Soccer

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