onomatopoeiawords thatsound likethe objectsor actionsthey refer topersonificationa figure ofspeech inwhich objectsare givenhuman qualitiesendrhymewhen therhymesappear atthe end of apoem's linesmetaphora figure of speechcomparing twothings by statingone thing is theotherimagerywords andphrases thathelp create amental pictureas you readrhythma patternof soundlike a beatstanzaa division ofa poemconsisting ofa series oflinesFree!alliterationthe repetition ofwords with the samebeginning consonantsound example: Peter Piperpicked a peck ofpickled peppers.hyperboleto makesomething seemlarger or moreimportant than itreally is; anexaggerationthemethemessageor lessonof a storyrepetitionusing thesame wordor phraseover andover againFree!freeversesimilea figure ofspeechcomparing twothings usinglike or asinternalrhymewhen at leastone of therhyming wordsappears insidethe poem's lines.onomatopoeiawords thatsound likethe objectsor actionsthey refer topersonificationa figure ofspeech inwhich objectsare givenhuman qualitiesendrhymewhen therhymesappear atthe end of apoem's linesmetaphora figure of speechcomparing twothings by statingone thing is theotherimagerywords andphrases thathelp create amental pictureas you readrhythma patternof soundlike a beatstanzaa division ofa poemconsisting ofa series oflinesFree!alliterationthe repetition ofwords with the samebeginning consonantsound example: Peter Piperpicked a peck ofpickled peppers.hyperboleto makesomething seemlarger or moreimportant than itreally is; anexaggerationthemethemessageor lessonof a storyrepetitionusing thesame wordor phraseover andover againFree!freeversesimilea figure ofspeechcomparing twothings usinglike or asinternalrhymewhen at leastone of therhyming wordsappears insidethe poem's lines.

Poetry Vocabulary Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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G G
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I I
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B B
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N N
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N N
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I I
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  1. G-words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
    G-onomatopoeia
  2. G-a figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
    G-personification
  3. I-when the rhymes appear at the end of a poem's lines
    I-end rhyme
  4. B-a figure of speech comparing two things by stating one thing is the other
    B-metaphor
  5. N-words and phrases that help create a mental picture as you read
    N-imagery
  6. N-a pattern of sound like a beat
    N-rhythm
  7. I-a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines
    I-stanza
  8. B-Free!
  9. B-the repetition of words with the same beginning consonant sound example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
    B-alliteration
  10. I-to make something seem larger or more important than it really is; an exaggeration
    I-hyperbole
  11. N-the message or lesson of a story
    N-theme
  12. I-using the same word or phrase over and over again
    I-repetition
  13. G-Free!
  14. B-free verse
  15. G-a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as
    G-simile
  16. N-when at least one of the rhyming words appears inside the poem's lines.
    N-internal rhyme