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