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

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