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.

Carl the Cookie Carrier
When Freddie Had Spaghetti by Kenn Nesbitt
When Freddie Had Spaghetti
Michael the Psychic
Polar Bowling
Nate the Creative
Bloome the Human Boomerang
My Sister Kisses Thistles
Rudy Tude by Kenn Nesbitt
Rudy Tude
My Brother’s a Genius
Our Family Picnic
Iggy Borborygmus by Kenn Nesbitt
Iggy Borborygmus
A Penguin's Toes by Kenn Nesbitt
A Penguin’s Toes
When Otto Got a Hot Dog by Kenn Nesbitt
When Otto Got a Hot Dog
The Technobabylonians
The Technobabylonians
At Hamster Sam’s Rodeo
Dizzy Dottie’s Dog Salon
Going Nowhere Slowly by Kenn Nesbitt
Going Nowhere Slowly
The Bagel Bird
Bouncing Brianna
Cara’s Parrot
Abrocat the Acrobat
Arthur the Artist
Has Anyone Seen My Chameleon?
Gobble, Gobble Went the Turkey

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