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

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