Rhyme SchemeThe pattern oflines that rhyme ina poem whereletters are used toindicate rhymingwords PersonificationGiving humanqualities toanimals orobjects ProseWritten in the patternof ordinary spokenlanguage and withinthe common flow ofconversation LineA single rowof words in apoem RhythmThe tempo,or pace of apoem, as ifto a beatOnomatopoeiaA word thatimitates thesound itrepresents RepetitionUsing the samewords, phrases,syllables, orsounds over andover again ThemeA main idea orunderlyingmessage thatthe writer wantsto convey  SimileA comparisonusing “like” or“as” HyperboleA figure ofspeechinvolvingexaggeration RefrainA phrase, line,or stanza that isrepeatedthroughout thepoem ToneThe writer’sattitude towardswhat they arewriting about MoodThe feelingscreated bythe poet forthe reader MetaphorA figure of speechthat describes anobject or action ina way that isn’tliterally true StanzaA group of linesin a poem thatare separatedfrom each otherby a space RhymeWords thathave the sameor similarending sound ConsonanceTherepetition ofconsonantsounds ImageryThe author’s use oflanguage thatappeals to the fivesenses in order tohelp the readervisualize what isbeing described StressedSyllableThe syllable withlonger andhigher pitch thanthe others AssonanceThe repetitionof identical orsimilar vowelsounds AlliterationThe use of thesame beginningconsonant soundin a line or verse MeterThe measuredbeat establishedby patterns ofstressed andunstressedsyllables VerseAny divisionor groupingof words in apoem Rhyme SchemeThe pattern oflines that rhyme ina poem whereletters are used toindicate rhymingwords PersonificationGiving humanqualities toanimals orobjects ProseWritten in the patternof ordinary spokenlanguage and withinthe common flow ofconversation LineA single rowof words in apoem RhythmThe tempo,or pace of apoem, as ifto a beatOnomatopoeiaA word thatimitates thesound itrepresents RepetitionUsing the samewords, phrases,syllables, orsounds over andover again ThemeA main idea orunderlyingmessage thatthe writer wantsto convey  SimileA comparisonusing “like” or“as” HyperboleA figure ofspeechinvolvingexaggeration RefrainA phrase, line,or stanza that isrepeatedthroughout thepoem ToneThe writer’sattitude towardswhat they arewriting about MoodThe feelingscreated bythe poet forthe reader MetaphorA figure of speechthat describes anobject or action ina way that isn’tliterally true StanzaA group of linesin a poem thatare separatedfrom each otherby a space RhymeWords thathave the sameor similarending sound ConsonanceTherepetition ofconsonantsounds ImageryThe author’s use oflanguage thatappeals to the fivesenses in order tohelp the readervisualize what isbeing described StressedSyllableThe syllable withlonger andhigher pitch thanthe others AssonanceThe repetitionof identical orsimilar vowelsounds AlliterationThe use of thesame beginningconsonant soundin a line or verse MeterThe measuredbeat establishedby patterns ofstressed andunstressedsyllables 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. Rhyme Scheme The pattern of lines that rhyme in a poem where letters are used to indicate rhyming words
  2. Personification Giving human qualities to animals or objects
  3. Prose Written in the pattern of ordinary spoken language and within the common flow of conversation
  4. Line A single row of words in a poem
  5. Rhythm The tempo, or pace of a poem, as if to a beat
  6. Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the sound it represents
  7. Repetition Using the same words, phrases, syllables, or sounds over and over again
  8. Theme A main idea or underlying message that the writer wants to convey
  10. Simile A comparison using “like” or “as”
  11. Hyperbole A figure of speech involving exaggeration
  12. Refrain A phrase, line, or stanza that is repeated throughout the poem
  13. Tone The writer’s attitude towards what they are writing about
  14. Mood The feelings created by the poet for the reader
  15. Metaphor A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true
  16. Stanza A group of lines in a poem that are separated from each other by a space
  17. Rhyme Words that have the same or similar ending sound
  18. Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds
  19. Imagery The author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader visualize what is being described
  20. Stressed Syllable The syllable with longer and higher pitch than the others
  21. Assonance The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
  22. Alliteration The use of the same beginning consonant sound in a line or verse
  23. Meter The measured beat established by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
  24. Verse Any division or grouping of words in a poem