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 Sister Kisses Thistles
How Did You Get So Mean by Kenn Nesbitt
How Did You Get So Mean?
The Man from Timbuktu by Kenn Nesbitt
The Man From Timbuktu
Everyone's from Somewhere Else by Kenn Nesbitt
Everyone’s from Somewhere Else
I Like My Triangular Kitten
I Like My Triangular Kitten
The Setter Sweater Store
What a Ham
Mrs. Debuss by Kenn Nesbitt
Mrs. DeBuss
My Mother Was a Hippie by Kenn Nesbitt
My Mother Was a Hippie
My Tutor’s a Flutist
My Hare Is Resting on My Head
Arthur the Artist
Slim Sam's Ship Shop by Kenn Nesbitt
Slim Sam’s Ship Shop
I Think Achoo I Have the Flu by Kenn Nesbitt
I Think, ACHOO!, I Have the Flu
Green Rain by Kenn Nesbitt
Green Rain
Brand New Ball
My Favorite Words by Kenn Nesbitt
My Favorite Words
I Play Gel Legions by Kenn Nesbitt
I Play Gel Legions
The Cowtown Ballet by Kenn Nesbitt
The Cow Town Ballet
While Talking on the Homophone by Kenn Nesbitt
While Talking on the Homophone
Too Many Chickens
What the Teachers Saw at Recess by Kenn Nesbitt
What the Teachers Saw at Recess
Christmas Has Its Ups and Downs
Izzy O'Rainty by Kenn Nesbitt
Izzy O’Rainty

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