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

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