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

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