The way thereader feelswhenreading thepoem.a wordthatdescribesa nounanactionwordA figure of speech thatmakes acomparison betweentwo thingswithout usingconnecting words,such as “like” or “as.”The author’sspecificword choice.Astory/narrativein poetic form.The occurrence ofthe same letter orsound atthe beginning ofadjacent or closelyconnectedwords.Freerepetition ofconsonantsounds,in a textA unified group oflines in poetry.This is oftenmarked byspacingbetween sectionsof the poem.The centralmeaning ordominantmessage the poetistrying to deliver tothe reader.a word usuallypreceding, a noun orpronoun andexpressing a relationto another word orelement in theclauseThe centralmeaning ordominantmessage the poetistrying to deliver tothe reader.The measuredarrangement ofsounds/beats in apoem, includingthe poet’s placement ofemphasisand the number ofsyllables per line.An object or actionthat meanssomething morethan its literalmeaning.A singleline ofpoetry.A word thatsounds likewhat it means.Ex: buzz, click,bang, sizzleThe repetitionof vowelsounds in achunk of text.Ex: “Ivan will tryto light the fire.”a person,place,thing, orideaThe recurrence ofstressed and unstressedsounds in poetry.Depending on howsoundsare arranged, the _____of a poem may befast or slow, choppy orsmooth.The author’sspecificword choice.A briefreference to areal or fictionalperson, event,place, or workof art.This occurs whenone line endswithout apause or anypunctuation andcontinues ontothe next line.a wordthatdescribesa verbA figure of speechthat makes acomparison betweentwo thingsusing connectingwords, such as“like” or “as.”The way thereader feelswhenreading thepoem.a wordthatdescribesa nounanactionwordA figure of speech thatmakes acomparison betweentwo thingswithout usingconnecting words,such as “like” or “as.”The author’sspecificword choice.Astory/narrativein poetic form.The occurrence ofthe same letter orsound atthe beginning ofadjacent or closelyconnectedwords.Freerepetition ofconsonantsounds,in a textA unified group oflines in poetry.This is oftenmarked byspacingbetween sectionsof the poem.The centralmeaning ordominantmessage the poetistrying to deliver tothe reader.a word usuallypreceding, a noun orpronoun andexpressing a relationto another word orelement in theclauseThe centralmeaning ordominantmessage the poetistrying to deliver tothe reader.The measuredarrangement ofsounds/beats in apoem, includingthe poet’s placement ofemphasisand the number ofsyllables per line.An object or actionthat meanssomething morethan its literalmeaning.A singleline ofpoetry.A word thatsounds likewhat it means.Ex: buzz, click,bang, sizzleThe repetitionof vowelsounds in achunk of text.Ex: “Ivan will tryto light the fire.”a person,place,thing, orideaThe recurrence ofstressed and unstressedsounds in poetry.Depending on howsoundsare arranged, the _____of a poem may befast or slow, choppy orsmooth.The author’sspecificword choice.A briefreference to areal or fictionalperson, event,place, or workof art.This occurs whenone line endswithout apause or anypunctuation andcontinues ontothe next line.a wordthatdescribesa verbA figure of speechthat makes acomparison betweentwo thingsusing connectingwords, such as“like” or “as.”

Poetic Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The way the reader feels when reading the poem.
  2. a word that describes a noun
  3. an action word
  4. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”
  5. The author’s specific word choice.
  6. A story/narrative in poetic form.
  7. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
  8. Free
  9. repetition of consonant sounds, in a text
  10. A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
  11. The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
  12. a word usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
  13. The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
  14. The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
  15. An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
  16. A single line of poetry.
  17. A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle
  18. The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”
  19. a person, place, thing, or idea
  20. The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _____ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
  21. The author’s specific word choice.
  22. A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
  23. This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.
  24. a word that describes a verb
  25. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as “like” or “as.”