Example: “GiveBack the Human,give back myfather, give backmy mother”________________________ Whena poet uses a similehe or she picturesone thing as beingsimilar to another,using the words ‘like’,as’ or ‘than’____________When a poetrepeatsconsonants,especially at thebeginning ofwords.Example: “Ithisses as itruns andspreads itshood”________________________Humancharacteristicsare given tonon-humanthings.Example: “Andmother and childwere devoured byswift flames ofvermillion”________________________ Thisis when a word hasthe same end soundas another word.Sometimes, theydon’t need to be speltthe same to soundthe same.____________ Itis a comparisonthat asks you toimagine one thingas being another.Example:“Drink deep ofthe hush of thehyacinthheavens”____________Example: “Allconsumed bythe crimson”____________Example: “Heeats the sweettreats”________________________Name given tosound words –words that echo theactual sound madeby people, animalsor things.Example: “Gleamlike a prisoner’schain. She goes upthe mound. Tall andslim like a sugarcane”________________________When a poetrepeatsidentical vowelsounds.____________When a poetuses repetition,he or sherepeats words orideas.Example: “Patakiand mustardflowers, like blueand yellow eyes”____________Example: “GiveBack the Human,give back myfather, give backmy mother”________________________ Whena poet uses a similehe or she picturesone thing as beingsimilar to another,using the words ‘like’,as’ or ‘than’____________When a poetrepeatsconsonants,especially at thebeginning ofwords.Example: “Ithisses as itruns andspreads itshood”________________________Humancharacteristicsare given tonon-humanthings.Example: “Andmother and childwere devoured byswift flames ofvermillion”________________________ Thisis when a word hasthe same end soundas another word.Sometimes, theydon’t need to be speltthe same to soundthe same.____________ Itis a comparisonthat asks you toimagine one thingas being another.Example:“Drink deep ofthe hush of thehyacinthheavens”____________Example: “Allconsumed bythe crimson”____________Example: “Heeats the sweettreats”________________________Name given tosound words –words that echo theactual sound madeby people, animalsor things.Example: “Gleamlike a prisoner’schain. She goes upthe mound. Tall andslim like a sugarcane”________________________When a poetrepeatsidentical vowelsounds.____________When a poetuses repetition,he or sherepeats words orideas.Example: “Patakiand mustardflowers, like blueand yellow eyes”____________

Poetic Techniques - 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. Example: “Give Back the Human, give back my father, give back my mother” ____________
  2. ____________ When a poet uses a simile he or she pictures one thing as being similar to another, using the words ‘like’, as’ or ‘than’
  3. ____________ When a poet repeats consonants, especially at the beginning of words.
  4. Example: “It hisses as it runs and spreads its hood” ____________
  5. ____________ Human characteristics are given to non-human things.
  6. Example: “And mother and child were devoured by swift flames of vermillion” ____________
  7. ____________ This is when a word has the same end sound as another word. Sometimes, they don’t need to be spelt the same to sound the same.
  8. ____________ It is a comparison that asks you to imagine one thing as being another.
  9. Example: “Drink deep of the hush of the hyacinth heavens” ____________
  10. Example: “All consumed by the crimson” ____________
  11. Example: “He eats the sweet treats” ____________
  12. ____________ Name given to sound words – words that echo the actual sound made by people, animals or things.
  13. Example: “Gleam like a prisoner’s chain. She goes up the mound. Tall and slim like a sugar cane” ____________
  14. ____________ When a poet repeats identical vowel sounds.
  15. ____________ When a poet uses repetition, he or she repeats words or ideas.
  16. Example: “Pataki and mustard flowers, like blue and yellow eyes” ____________