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

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