themethemessageor lessonof a storyendrhymewhen therhymesappear atthe end of apoem's linesonomatopoeiawords thatsound likethe objectsor actionsthey refer toimagerywords andphrases thathelp create amental pictureas you readmetaphora figure of speechcomparing twothings by statingone thing is theotherinternalrhymewhen at leastone of therhyming wordsappears insidethe poem's lines.hyperboleto makesomething seemlarger or moreimportant than itreally is; anexaggerationfreeversepersonificationa figure ofspeech inwhich objectsare givenhuman qualitiesFree!alliterationthe repetition ofwords with the samebeginning consonantsound example: Peter Piperpicked a peck ofpickled peppers.rhythma patternof soundlike a beatstanzaa division ofa poemconsisting ofa series oflinessimilea figure ofspeechcomparing twothings usinglike or asFree!repetitionusing thesame wordor phraseover andover againthemethemessageor lessonof a storyendrhymewhen therhymesappear atthe end of apoem's linesonomatopoeiawords thatsound likethe objectsor actionsthey refer toimagerywords andphrases thathelp create amental pictureas you readmetaphora figure of speechcomparing twothings by statingone thing is theotherinternalrhymewhen at leastone of therhyming wordsappears insidethe poem's lines.hyperboleto makesomething seemlarger or moreimportant than itreally is; anexaggerationfreeversepersonificationa figure ofspeech inwhich objectsare givenhuman qualitiesFree!alliterationthe repetition ofwords with the samebeginning consonantsound example: Peter Piperpicked a peck ofpickled peppers.rhythma patternof soundlike a beatstanzaa division ofa poemconsisting ofa series oflinessimilea figure ofspeechcomparing twothings usinglike or asFree!repetitionusing thesame wordor phraseover andover again

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