ConsonanceTherepetition ofconsonantsounds Rhyme SchemeThe pattern oflines that rhyme ina poem whereletters are used toindicate rhymingwords MetaphorA figure of speechthat describes anobject or action ina way that isn’tliterally true HyperboleA figure ofspeechinvolvingexaggeration PersonificationGiving humanqualities toanimals orobjects AssonanceThe repetitionof identical orsimilar vowelsounds MoodThe feelingscreated bythe poet forthe reader RepetitionUsing the samewords, phrases,syllables, orsounds over andover again OnomatopoeiaA word thatimitates thesound itrepresents ToneThe writer’sattitude towardswhat they arewriting about MeterThe measuredbeat establishedby patterns ofstressed andunstressedsyllables RhymeWords thathave the sameor similarending sound AlliterationThe use of thesame beginningconsonant soundin a line or verse StanzaA group of linesin a poem thatare separatedfrom each otherby a space RhythmThe tempo,or pace of apoem, as ifto a beatVerseAny divisionor groupingof words in apoem LineA single rowof words in apoem StressedSyllableThe syllable withlonger andhigher pitch thanthe others ThemeA main idea orunderlyingmessage thatthe writer wantsto convey RefrainA phrase, line,or stanza that isrepeatedthroughout thepoem ImageryThe author’s use oflanguage thatappeals to the fivesenses in order tohelp the readervisualize what isbeing described  SimileA comparisonusing “like” or“as” ProseWritten in the patternof ordinary spokenlanguage and withinthe common flow ofconversation ConsonanceTherepetition ofconsonantsounds Rhyme SchemeThe pattern oflines that rhyme ina poem whereletters are used toindicate rhymingwords MetaphorA figure of speechthat describes anobject or action ina way that isn’tliterally true HyperboleA figure ofspeechinvolvingexaggeration PersonificationGiving humanqualities toanimals orobjects AssonanceThe repetitionof identical orsimilar vowelsounds MoodThe feelingscreated bythe poet forthe reader RepetitionUsing the samewords, phrases,syllables, orsounds over andover again OnomatopoeiaA word thatimitates thesound itrepresents ToneThe writer’sattitude towardswhat they arewriting about MeterThe measuredbeat establishedby patterns ofstressed andunstressedsyllables RhymeWords thathave the sameor similarending sound AlliterationThe use of thesame beginningconsonant soundin a line or verse StanzaA group of linesin a poem thatare separatedfrom each otherby a space RhythmThe tempo,or pace of apoem, as ifto a beatVerseAny divisionor groupingof words in apoem LineA single rowof words in apoem StressedSyllableThe syllable withlonger andhigher pitch thanthe others ThemeA main idea orunderlyingmessage thatthe writer wantsto convey RefrainA phrase, line,or stanza that isrepeatedthroughout thepoem ImageryThe author’s use oflanguage thatappeals to the fivesenses in order tohelp the readervisualize what isbeing described  SimileA comparisonusing “like” or“as” ProseWritten in the patternof ordinary spokenlanguage and withinthe common flow ofconversation 

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. Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds
  2. Rhyme Scheme The pattern of lines that rhyme in a poem where letters are used to indicate rhyming words
  3. Metaphor A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true
  4. Hyperbole A figure of speech involving exaggeration
  5. Personification Giving human qualities to animals or objects
  6. Assonance The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
  7. Mood The feelings created by the poet for the reader
  8. Repetition Using the same words, phrases, syllables, or sounds over and over again
  9. Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents
  10. Tone The writer’s attitude towards what they are writing about
  11. Meter The measured beat established by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
  12. Rhyme Words that have the same or similar ending sound
  13. Alliteration The use of the same beginning consonant sound in a line or verse
  14. Stanza A group of lines in a poem that are separated from each other by a space
  15. Rhythm The tempo, or pace of a poem, as if to a beat
  16. Verse Any division or grouping of words in a poem
  17. Line A single row of words in a poem
  18. Stressed Syllable The syllable with longer and higher pitch than the others
  20. Theme A main idea or underlying message that the writer wants to convey
  21. Refrain A phrase, line, or stanza that is repeated throughout the poem
  22. Imagery The author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader visualize what is being described
  23. Simile A comparison using “like” or “as”
  24. Prose Written in the pattern of ordinary spoken language and within the common flow of conversation