Meterpattern ofstressed andunstressedsyllablesRhythmcreated bythe meteralso know asbeat of thepoemSimilecomparing2 thingsusing likeor asIdiomMeanssomethingdifferent thanit's literalmeaningSymbolismusing symbolssuch as objectsor colors torepresent ahidden meaningRhymeSchemea word thathas thesame soundas anotherwordAlliterationrepeatedsounds ina phraseImagerydescriptive andsensorylanguage tocreate image inreader's mindPersonificationgivinghuman-likequalities tosomethingno-humanMetaphorComparing 2things sayingone thing isanotherHyperboleexaggeratedstatementStanzagroup oflines in apoemOnomatopoeiaWord thatrepresentsa soundPoemVerseOne linein apoemMeterpattern ofstressed andunstressedsyllablesRhythmcreated bythe meteralso know asbeat of thepoemSimilecomparing2 thingsusing likeor asIdiomMeanssomethingdifferent thanit's literalmeaningSymbolismusing symbolssuch as objectsor colors torepresent ahidden meaningRhymeSchemea word thathas thesame soundas anotherwordAlliterationrepeatedsounds ina phraseImagerydescriptive andsensorylanguage tocreate image inreader's mindPersonificationgivinghuman-likequalities tosomethingno-humanMetaphorComparing 2things sayingone thing isanotherHyperboleexaggeratedstatementStanzagroup oflines in apoemOnomatopoeiaWord thatrepresentsa soundPoemVerseOne linein apoem

Poetry 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. pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
    Meter
  2. created by the meter also know as beat of the poem
    Rhythm
  3. comparing 2 things using like or as
    Simile
  4. Means something different than it's literal meaning
    Idiom
  5. using symbols such as objects or colors to represent a hidden meaning
    Symbolism
  6. a word that has the same sound as another word
    Rhyme Scheme
  7. repeated sounds in a phrase
    Alliteration
  8. descriptive and sensory language to create image in reader's mind
    Imagery
  9. giving human-like qualities to something no-human
    Personification
  10. Comparing 2 things saying one thing is another
    Metaphor
  11. exaggerated statement
    Hyperbole
  12. group of lines in a poem
    Stanza
  13. Word that represents a sound
    Onomatopoeia
  14. Poem
  15. One line in a poem
    Verse