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

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