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

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