Alliteration and Consonance

Students were asked to write a poem on any subject in which they use, at least once, an example of alliteration and an example of consonance. Some kept it simple; some went Dada sound poetry on the situation; some wrote a new blues. Here are some examples:


Treats and Sweets Might Not Be Sweet
Alex O.

It was dark at night my height was not high.
It was dark at night my height was not high.
I saw a white light though my height is small
& I can not see out the window.

I cried “Mom”
I cried “Mom”
She said “It’s an alien invasion.”
I said, “Sweet.” She said
“This is not sweet.”

I wish I had a treat to make this sweet.
I wish I had a treat to make this sweet.
Mom said, “Treats may not make this sweet.”

I might see an alien invasion if I’m sweet.
I might see an alien invasion if I’m sweet.
The height is not high I can still not see.

Sweets and treats don’t go together.
Sweets and treats don’t go together.
If I have a treat I still may not be sweet.


Tools Town
Trenati B.

Trenati took Tommy’s mommy’s
tools to the train.

Tommy’s mommy took
the train to the tool house
to find the tools.

Trenati took the tools
on a tan train.



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Sophia P.

The big blue sky turned
dark as night.

An eagle grabbed a beagle
and flew away.


Fancy Pancy Pants
JaVonna C.

Walking around touching the ground.
Candy in my pocket, I’m Polly Locket.

My fancy pants do it again! do it again!
Running like me, looking pretty like Ricky
My fancy pants, oh my pants.

Looking at you, you are a fool
Give me a tool, I know I’m cool!


The Birthday Blues
Xochitl Z.

I woke up this morning and I said “It’s my mom’s birthday.”
I woke up this morning and I said “It’s my mom’s birthday.”
I ran to my calendar and I saw it was Earth Day.

I went to school with the blues.
I went to school with the blues.
My teacher got me so confused.

When I went home
When I went home
I wrote a poem.


Jokey Jordan
Jordan A.

Jokey Jordan lives in the jungle.
She juggles her jokes to the jaguars.
She also juggles her jokes to the gymnasium.
She joked so much she was jalting,
jalting, jalting she can’t breathe!
One jaguar jumps on her and her
joking box came out.
She can never joke again.


Gustavo the Goose
Gustavo C.

Gustavo the Goose
goes to the Gamestop
and gets games
and goes to his greenhouse
and plays games until the gray moon
comes up.

Gustavo tattles about worms
in a bottle.


Leo the Lion
Leonardo M.

Leonardo the Lion
goes to the lake

He licks the people
he likes the people

The lion was hungry
so he looks for food

Then he licks the
dirty water

He goes to a lake
and looks for home

Galileo's Got the Blues

Students listened to Bessie Smith's "Back-Water Blues" and wrote their own blues poems. Read some below, as well as watch video of students reading!

My Hair
Angeliqic D.

My hair is brown and I look like a clown
My hair is brown and I look like a clown
My brother’s is blue but it smells like shampoo

My sister’s hair is wheat but it smells like feet
My sister’s hair is wheat but it smells like feet
My fish is made of wheat but she doesn’t smell like feet

My hair is fluffy but it s not lovely
My hair is fluffy but it s not lovely
And now my hair is blue and fluffy, too


I’ve Got the Swimming Meet Blues
Carlos R

I’ve got the swimming meet blues
I’ve got the swimming meet blues
I forgot to take off my shoes

Got my hands on the board and I’m ready to go
Got my hands on the board and I’m ready to go
I landed on my belly and I went too low

I had a dream I was a swimming villain
I had a dream I was a swimming villain
I woke up and won a ribbon


The Bushy Hair Blues
Madeline G.

When I wake up my hair is bushy
When I wake up my hair is bushy
But when I brush it is like glass so smooth

When I go to school it stays that way
When I go to school it stays that way
I go home and I go crazy and it gets tangled every day

When it’s nighttime I take a shower and brush it
When it’s nighttime I take a shower and brush it
But when I wake up it’s bushy again, all of it.


The Backache
Cleophus J.

When my mom had a backache that very special day.
When my mom had a backache that very special day.
She went to the hospital I was getting angry.

So I wrote a letter to give to my mom.
So I wrote a letter to give to my mom.
Her husband got it and called me to tell me about it all.

She wrote back to me and said she’ll be O.K.
She wrote back to me and said she’ll be O.K.
So I stopped being mad and went out to play.


No chips. No dip.
Jaques C.

There ain’t no chips.
There ain’t no chips.
All I have is dip.

I can’t go to the store.
I can’t go to the store.
All I do is sit on the floor.

I have to go.
I have to go.
But I have to watch the show.

So I just sit here thinking about chips.
So I just sit here thinking about chips.
But now I don’t got no dip.


The Blues
Gutsavo C.

There’s no pizza on my table
There’s no pizza on my table
It was almost like a fable

There’re no video games in my living room
There’re no video games in my living room
I felt like I was doomed

There’s no food on the plate
There’s no food on the plate
It felt like everybody was fake


Cartoon
Justin O.

I got the cartoon blues
I got the cartoon blues
And Scooby-Doo can’t find any clues

Bugs Bunny is white as a kite
Bugs Bunny is white as a kite
Oh, yes, that’s right

Spider-Man is sticky
Spider-Man is sticky
And his friend’s name is Nicky

Cartoon were on TV
Cartoon were on TV
Then I had to pee pee.


I’m Worried About the First Day of School!!!
Kierra R.

People stare at you
People stare at you
People like me think it’s true

You do a lot of work
You do a lot of work
Lots of boys burp

It’s not cool
It’s not cool
But we still have to go to school

School is boring
School is boring
But it sounds like Jordan is snoring

We get out late
We get out late
It sounds like Jordan’s on a date


The Skeleton Blues
Trenati B.

a skeleton came up to me
a skeleton came up to me
oh, yesiree

he unlocked the door
he unlocked the door
he murmured, “I’m very poor”

it seems he wanted money
it seems he wanted money
he grabbed more and more

he broke his skull
he broke his skull
his bones were dull

I kick him in the shin
I kick him in the shin
suddenly he fell in a bin

I ran
I ran
all the way to heaven


Millionaire’s Blues
Yaritza M.

What if a millionaire were to knock on my door,
What if a millionaire were to knock on my door,
Should I run away if he opens the door?

The last thing I want is to be called poor,
The last thing I want is to be called poor,
He might be mean as a wild boar.

Now I got the millionaire blues,
Now I got the millionaire blues,
What should I do if he comes?

Wait a min.!
Wait a min.!
It was a pizza man!


Men Jumping Off Cliffs
Rayes W.

A man said, “I will jump off this cliff.”
A man said, “I will jump off this cliff.”
So he did a little jig and he took a big shift.

So he jumped off and he did a flip.
So he jumped off and he did a flip.
Then he did a dip.

All of a sudden I heard the ambulance.
All of a sudden I heard the ambulance.
I took a rinse.

I heard a splat.
I heard a splat.
Then I saw a man that looked like a dead rat.


The Kitty-Cat Blues
Caitlin C-B.

My 9 year old cat Smokey.
My 9 year old cat Smokey.
Does lots and lots and lots of naughty things.

She’ll bring birds in the house.
She’ll bring birds in the house.
She’ll hurt them and hurt them until they’re dead.

She won’t take a bath.
She won’t take a bath.
She’ll never ever never ever take a bath.

I want a new pet.
I want a new pet.
I want a golden lab that loves me best.

Rhyming Poems from November

Hairy Dog
Ronnie B.

What a hairy dog so hairy you can see.
What kind of dog can it really be?

I can see that dog is really scary.
I’ll cut off his hair, do you dare me?

His name is Jay, Jay I shall say.
But when I tried to cut his hair
he chased me away.

I ran into the house and went to bed.
When I got up I felt dog hair on my head.

Now I don’t like the dog,
so I played on the log.


The Moon
Ebene A.

Soon the moon will rise above.
Soon you can see it.

Soon you will be amazed.
As the moon rises the time
goes by.

Your mom will say go to
bed and good night.

When you hop in bed say
goodnight to the soon moon.

Soon the moon will watch you
as you sleep.

My Dog
Kierra R.

He is a funny dog
He likes his hog

But he doesn’t like his frog
He likes to “gawg”

He doesn’t like his pet toy called “dog.”
When you take away his frog he “gawgs.”

When you take his hog he takes his dog.
He plays a lot with his frog.

He takes his frog while he “gawgs.”
He doesn’t play a lot with his hog.


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Virshauna B.

1. The globe is blue
just like you

2. Math is hard
just like cards

3. The flag is red
I wanna go to bed

4. Homework is boring
just like snoring

5. The sun is yellow
Hello my fellow

6. The grass is green
I like beans

7. Chalk is white
fly your kite

8. The door is brown
Don’t look down


The Flag
Kayla A.

The flag has stars
Just like Mars

It’s red, white, and blue
It felt just like you

Blows in the air
When parents had an affair


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Araceli C.

From the sky
came a cry

from a fly
inside of the sky

was a fly
who wanted to try
to fly


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Cleophus J.

One day I went out to play.
Me and my friends went to the park
but someone farted.

I went on the monkey bars
with a red car.

My friends went home,
I was alone.

I went in, but I saw
some fins.

I awoke, it was just a dream,
but I smelled beans.