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