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

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