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.

Bob’s Job

Bradley Bentley Baxter Bloome

My Favorite Word is Floofy

A Tiny, Spiny Dinosaur

My Ugly Pug

My Cat Knows Karate

After Thanksgiving

Rosy the Dozer

Random Miranda

My Hat Is Full of Rabbits

Nate the Creative

Carl the Cookie Carrier

I Tried to Take a Selfie

The Winter Olympics are Practically Here

A Valentine for Mom

December I Went Shopping

It’s Raining in My Bedroom

Grave Humor

Wayne the Stegosaurus

Today Is the Day

My Brother’s a Genius

Nile and Nate

When Freddie Had Spaghetti

Arthur the Artist