Poetry Vocabulary

This bingo card has 23 images, a free space and 23 words: Imagery The author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader visualize what is being described, Rhyme Scheme The pattern of lines that rhyme in a poem where letters are used to indicate rhyming words, Stanza A group of lines in a poem that are separated from each other by a space, Refrain A phrase, line, or stanza that is repeated throughout the poem, Theme A main idea or underlying message that the writer wants to convey, Repetition Using the same words, phrases, syllables, or sounds over and over again, Meter The measured beat established by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables, Prose Written in the pattern of ordinary spoken language and within the common flow of conversation, Simile A comparison using “like” or “as”, Mood The feelings created by the poet for the reader, Rhythm The tempo, or pace of a poem, as if to a beat, Tone The writer’s attitude towards what they are writing about, Metaphor A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, Stressed Syllable The syllable with longer and higher pitch than the others, Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds, Assonance The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, Line A single row of words in a poem, Verse Any division or grouping of words in a poem, Rhyme Words that have the same or similar ending sound, Alliteration The use of the same beginning consonant sound in a line or verse, Hyperbole A figure of speech involving exaggeration, Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents and Personification Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

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