ADOLESCENT DOG
by April Halprin Wayland
You curl,
a cooked piece of pasta
on the round rug,
squeaky panda under your paw
You run,
flame on a rope,
focused, fast
chasing in the dog park
You play,
jumbo baby,
beguiling eyes,
lanky legs kicking in the air
Your whole
galumphing self
speaks loud, alive:
love me!
Poetry Prompt: Alliteration, assonance and consonance are some of what Myra Cohn Livingston called the poet’s tools.
Each of these definitions and examples is from About.com:
Alliteration: The repetition of an initial consonant sound, as in “a peck of pickled peppers.”
Assonance: The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. Example from a campaign button: I like Ike
Consonance: Broadly, the repetition of consonant sounds; more specifically, the repetition of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words. Example from Dylan Thomas: Do not go gentle into that good night.
Find examples of each in this poem.
It’s your turn. Write a poem using at least one of these poet’s tools.