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VOCABULARY WORDS - 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. a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unalike apple is to red as carrot is to orange
  2. recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of a verse
  3. a word whose sound suggests its meaning bang, splat, or buzz
  4. the emotional atmosphere created by an author’s use of language
  5. figure of speech that applies human characteristics to nonhuman objects The clothes on the clothesline danced in the gentle breeze.
  6. a verse form or stanza containing 4 lines with a rhyme scheme
  7. poem that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
  8. pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of verse
  9. use of sounds, words, or ideas repeated for effect and emphasis
  10. word choice that creates a positive feeling My grandfather is frugal with his money.
  11. figure of speech that is a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.
  12. repetition of initial sounds Peter picked a pail of purple plums)
  13. refers to the author’s bias or subjectivity toward the subject
  14. a songlike narrative poem that features rhyme, rhythm, and repetition
  15. a 5-line rhymed poem that is usually humorous  Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme  Lines 3 and 4 rhyme AABBA rhyme scheme
  16. use of words to create sensory impressions-most often visual but may be sound, smell, taste, or touch
  17. figure of speech that uses the words like or as to make comparisons She’s as pretty as a picture.
  18. the emotional atmosphere created by an author’s use of language
  19. word choice that creates a negative feeling My grandfather is stingy with his money.
  20. word or group of words that expresses an action or condition teach, skate, read, write
  21. the writer’s attitude toward the subject
  22. a 3 lined, 17-syllable poem, usually about nature  Line 1: 5 syllables  Line 2: 7syllables  Line 3: 5 syllables
  23. Word or group of words in a sentence that tells whom or what the sentence is about
  24. refers to the author’s reason for writing