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.

The Toughest Pastry Maker
I Saw a Sloth Play Soccer
It’s Raining in My Bedroom
The Winter Olympics are Practically Here
Grave Humor
Bigfoot’s Bewilderment
Whenever Yaks Play Basketball
Payton the Painter by Kenn Nesbitt
Payton the Painter
Random Andy by Kenn Nesbitt
Random Andy
Annette the Detective by Kenn Nesbitt
Annette the Detective
My Chicken’s On the Internet
Making Cakes by Kenn Nesbitt
Making Cakes
When Rattlesnakes Wear Roller Skates
My Hat Is Full of Rabbits
It's Raining Cats and Dogs Today by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Raining Cats and Dogs Today
Catastrophe
My Turtle Is the Sporting Sort
Beavers In the Bathroom
December I Went Shopping
Carl the Cookie Carrier
When Freddie Had Spaghetti by Kenn Nesbitt
When Freddie Had Spaghetti
Polar Bowling
Michael the Psychic
Nate the Creative

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