poetic device: Pun Poems

Puns are words or phrases with double meanings. That is, they can be taken in either of two ways, which can sometimes be very funny. Pun poems are poems that use puns to make you laugh.

Some puns are homophones, words that sound alike, but are spelled differently, such as “I have bear feet.” Others are homonyms, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as “these batteries are free of charge.” Some are simply words that sound similar, such as “Today in the garden I wet my plants.” Still others are phrases that can mean two different things depending on whether you take them literally or figuratively, such as “the weight lifter held up a bank.”

These pun poems all include words or phrases with double meanings, either at the end or throughout the poem. See if you can count how many poems are in each.

Pelican
Today I Ran a Single Step by Kenn Nesbitt
Today I Ran a Single Step
I Ate a Clock by Kenn Nesbitt
I Ate a Clock
My Frog Was in an Accident by Kenn Nesbitt
My Frog Was in an Accident
Alphabet Break by Kenn Nesbitt
Alphabet Break
Waiter, There’s a Dog in My Soup
My Toes and My Nose
Cheese Breeze
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous by Kenn Nesbitt
Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous
A Dream of School Supplies
I Fix My Duck with Duct Tape
My Sister’s Pretty Picky
Annette the Detective by Kenn Nesbitt
Annette the Detective
I Went to the Gym
My Cat Goes Flying Through the Air
Ode on a Unicycle
I Tried to Find a Dinosaur
My Frog Recycles All His Trash
A Sheep is Asleep On My Sofa
I Got Some Hot Sauce in My Eye
Whenever Yaks Play Basketball
Melvin the Mummy by Kenn Nesbitt
Melvin the Mummy
The Summer's Nearly Over by Kenn Nesbitt
The Summer’s Nearly Over
When Flowers Wake Each Morning by Kenn Nesbitt
When Flowers Wake Each Morning

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