RhymeSchemea word thathas thesame soundas anotherwordSimilecomparing2 thingsusing likeor asIdiomMeanssomethingdifferent thanit's literalmeaningMeterpattern ofstressed andunstressedsyllablesHyperboleexaggeratedstatementPoemOnomatopoeiaWord thatrepresentsa soundImagerydescriptive andsensorylanguage tocreate image inreader's mindStanzagroup oflines in apoemVerseOne linein apoemRhythmcreated bythe meteralso know asbeat of thepoemMetaphorComparing 2things sayingone thing isanotherPersonificationgivinghuman-likequalities tosomethingno-humanAlliterationrepeatedsounds ina phraseSymbolismusing symbolssuch as objectsor colors torepresent ahidden meaningRhymeSchemea word thathas thesame soundas anotherwordSimilecomparing2 thingsusing likeor asIdiomMeanssomethingdifferent thanit's literalmeaningMeterpattern ofstressed andunstressedsyllablesHyperboleexaggeratedstatementPoemOnomatopoeiaWord thatrepresentsa soundImagerydescriptive andsensorylanguage tocreate image inreader's mindStanzagroup oflines in apoemVerseOne linein apoemRhythmcreated bythe meteralso know asbeat of thepoemMetaphorComparing 2things sayingone thing isanotherPersonificationgivinghuman-likequalities tosomethingno-humanAlliterationrepeatedsounds ina phraseSymbolismusing symbolssuch as objectsor colors torepresent ahidden meaning

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