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

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