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