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.

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
Larry the Librarian
Larry the Librarian
A Rumble in My Bedroom by Kenn Nesbitt
A Rumble in My Bedroom
Rosy the Dozer
Our Classroom Is Covered in Sparkles
A Valentine for Mom
Josh, Who Didn’t Like to Wash
My Ugly Pug
Snow Mail by Kenn Nesbitt
Snow Mail
I Saw a Sloth Play Soccer
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
It’s Raining in My Bedroom
The Winter Olympics are Practically Here
Grave Humor
Bigfoot’s Bewilderment
Random Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Random Andy

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