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

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