poetic device: Wordplay
Wordplay in poetry just means playing with language. It might mean inventing new words, using punctuation in unusual ways, or replacing letters with numbers. It might mean writing sentences backward, overusing alliterations, or including tons of puns.
I love wordplay in poetry, so I have written many, many poems that use some form of wordplay, including all of these.
My Kitten Is a Ninja
Lost and Found
The Man from Planet X
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Gabby’s Baby Beagle
Joe the Emoji
On the Thirty Third of Januaugust
And Backed My Car into a Tree
My Favorite Word is Floofy
A Random Poem
We Call Our Teacher Mister E.
My Gramma Got a Camera
I’m Srot of Srcmabled Up Tdaoy
My World Is Turning Downside-Up
Today I Decided to Make Up a Word
Deer Mrs. Teecher
My Job at the Calendar Factory
I’d Like to Sing in Singapore
I’ve Started Learning Honkish
My Kitten Had an Accident
My Legs Both Understand Me
Swimming Ool
Five Sense Nonsense
I Built a Big Building