This volcano poem uses rhyme and assonance to describe a volcanic eruption.
“Volcano” Acrostic Poem
By Kia West
Vicious rumbles underground
Out of the crater of the mound
Lava flows all around
Caustic gases in the air
Ash is falling everywhere
No way to hide or prepare
Oh, you’d better get right out of there!
Poetic Devices:
Rhyme
Assonance
More about the Volcano poem…
This volcano poem was inspired by a year 8 Geography unit of study in the Australian Curriculum.
This poem has a single verse with seven lines. The poem is acrostic, which means that the first letter in each line spell out the word “volcano”. It uses rhyme; the last words in lines 1-3 rhyme with each other and the last words in lines 4-7 rhyme with each other.
Assonance can be seen in this poem. An example of assonance is in lines four and five:
“Caustic gases in the air
Ash is falling everywhere”
This is the repetition of the short “a” sound.
More about volcanoes…
- Here are some volcano facts:
- Molten rock is called “magma” when it is inside the Earth and “lava” when it has erupted from the Earth.
- Volcanoes usually occur on tectonic plate boundaries (where two plates meet).
- The majority of the Earth’s volcanic activity happens under the ocean.
- Volcanoes help to create new land forms. As lava cools, it turns to solid rock. The Hawaiian islands are an example of landmasses created from volcanic activity.
- Land that is created through volcanic activity-cooled lava and fallen ash- is rich in nutrients, making volcanic earth very fertile.
- The area around the pacific tectonic plate is nicknamed the “Ring of Fire” because of all of the volcanic activity that happens there.
- Volcanoes are classified by their activity level as either active, dormant or extinct.
- Scientists who study volcanoes are called volcanologists.
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