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