PersonificationAttributinghumancharacteristicsto an inanimateobject, animal,or abstract ideaEuphonyA series of musicallypleasant, harmonioussounds. Example:The blue and the dimand the dark clothsOf night and light andthe half light . . .MeterA regular patternof accented andunaccentedsyllables: Shall Icompare thee toa summer's day?ConsonanceRepeated consonantsounds at the ends ofwords placed neareach other. Example:a slick pack of milkycheeseApostropheSpeakingdirectly to animaginedlistener orinanimateobjectRhymeWords that havedifferent beginningsounds, but whoseendings soundalike: the slime oftimeMetaphorA direct comparisonbetween two unlikethings, stating thatone IS the other orDOES the action ofthe other.PunWord play in whichwords with similarsounds have totallydifferent meanings.Example: Let's makelike a bread truck andhaul buns.QuatrainA groupingof fourlines ofverseToneThe speaker orpoet's attitudetoward theirsubject oraudienceSimileA directcomparison of twounlike things using"like" or "as."Example: Hisintegrity is likesteel beam.HyperboleAnoutrageousexaggerationfor an effectAssonanceRepeated,stressed vowelsounds in wordsplaced near eachother. Example:Blue suits arecool.AlliterationRepeatedconsonant soundsat the beginning ofwords near eachother. Example:Peter picked a peckof pickled peppers.EnjambmentBreaking a line ofpoetry right in themiddle of a unit oflogical andgrammatical sense, sothat you have to readthe next line tocomplete the unit ofmeaningSymbolAn object, event,person, or animal towhich we haveattached particularmeaning orsignificance.Example: A doverepresents peace.IronyA contradictorystatement orsituation, to reveala reality differentfrom what appearsto be trueMoodThelistener's orreader'semotionalresponseStanzaA division of apoem into groupsof lines separatedfrom other groupsby a blank space,like a paragraphSlantrhymeThe use ofconsonance atthe ends of linesto mimic rhyme.Example:soul,foil, fowlCoupletA pair oflines,usuallyrhymedConnotationThe emotional,social, orpsychologicalovertones of a word,its implications andassociations ratherthan its literalmeaningCacophonyA difficult topronounce series ofharsh, unpleasantsounds. Example: Asteely clamor ofdangling truck keysAllusionA brief reference tosome famous person,historical event, workof art, orBiblical/mythologicalsituation or characterOnomatopoeiaWords thatsound like theirmeanings.Example: pop,sizzle, swoosh,whirPersonificationAttributinghumancharacteristicsto an inanimateobject, animal,or abstract ideaEuphonyA series of musicallypleasant, harmonioussounds. Example:The blue and the dimand the dark clothsOf night and light andthe half light . . .MeterA regular patternof accented andunaccentedsyllables: Shall Icompare thee toa summer's day?ConsonanceRepeated consonantsounds at the ends ofwords placed neareach other. Example:a slick pack of milkycheeseApostropheSpeakingdirectly to animaginedlistener orinanimateobjectRhymeWords that havedifferent beginningsounds, but whoseendings soundalike: the slime oftimeMetaphorA direct comparisonbetween two unlikethings, stating thatone IS the other orDOES the action ofthe other.PunWord play in whichwords with similarsounds have totallydifferent meanings.Example: Let's makelike a bread truck andhaul buns.QuatrainA groupingof fourlines ofverseToneThe speaker orpoet's attitudetoward theirsubject oraudienceSimileA directcomparison of twounlike things using"like" or "as."Example: Hisintegrity is likesteel beam.HyperboleAnoutrageousexaggerationfor an effectAssonanceRepeated,stressed vowelsounds in wordsplaced near eachother. Example:Blue suits arecool.AlliterationRepeatedconsonant soundsat the beginning ofwords near eachother. Example:Peter picked a peckof pickled peppers.EnjambmentBreaking a line ofpoetry right in themiddle of a unit oflogical andgrammatical sense, sothat you have to readthe next line tocomplete the unit ofmeaningSymbolAn object, event,person, or animal towhich we haveattached particularmeaning orsignificance.Example: A doverepresents peace.IronyA contradictorystatement orsituation, to reveala reality differentfrom what appearsto be trueMoodThelistener's orreader'semotionalresponseStanzaA division of apoem into groupsof lines separatedfrom other groupsby a blank space,like a paragraphSlantrhymeThe use ofconsonance atthe ends of linesto mimic rhyme.Example:soul,foil, fowlCoupletA pair oflines,usuallyrhymedConnotationThe emotional,social, orpsychologicalovertones of a word,its implications andassociations ratherthan its literalmeaningCacophonyA difficult topronounce series ofharsh, unpleasantsounds. Example: Asteely clamor ofdangling truck keysAllusionA brief reference tosome famous person,historical event, workof art, orBiblical/mythologicalsituation or characterOnomatopoeiaWords thatsound like theirmeanings.Example: pop,sizzle, swoosh,whir

BINGO! Poetry Edition - 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. Attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object, animal, or abstract idea
    Personification
  2. A series of musically pleasant, harmonious sounds. Example: The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light . . .
    Euphony
  3. A regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
    Meter
  4. Repeated consonant sounds at the ends of words placed near each other. Example: a slick pack of milky cheese
    Consonance
  5. Speaking directly to an imagined listener or inanimate object
    Apostrophe
  6. Words that have different beginning sounds, but whose endings sound alike: the slime of time
    Rhyme
  7. A direct comparison between two unlike things, stating that one IS the other or DOES the action of the other.
    Metaphor
  8. Word play in which words with similar sounds have totally different meanings. Example: Let's make like a bread truck and haul buns.
    Pun
  9. A grouping of four lines of verse
    Quatrain
  10. The speaker or poet's attitude toward their subject or audience
    Tone
  11. A direct comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as." Example: His integrity is like steel beam.
    Simile
  12. An outrageous exaggeration for an effect
    Hyperbole
  13. Repeated, stressed vowel sounds in words placed near each other. Example: Blue suits are cool.
    Assonance
  14. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words near each other. Example: Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.
    Alliteration
  15. Breaking a line of poetry right in the middle of a unit of logical and grammatical sense, so that you have to read the next line to complete the unit of meaning
    Enjambment
  16. An object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached particular meaning or significance. Example: A dove represents peace.
    Symbol
  17. A contradictory statement or situation, to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true
    Irony
  18. The listener's or reader's emotional response
    Mood
  19. A division of a poem into groups of lines separated from other groups by a blank space, like a paragraph
    Stanza
  20. The use of consonance at the ends of lines to mimic rhyme. Example: soul,foil, fowl
    Slant rhyme
  21. A pair of lines, usually rhymed
    Couplet
  22. The emotional, social, or psychological overtones of a word, its implications and associations rather than its literal meaning
    Connotation
  23. A difficult to pronounce series of harsh, unpleasant sounds. Example: A steely clamor of dangling truck keys
    Cacophony
  24. A brief reference to some famous person, historical event, work of art, or Biblical/mythological situation or character
    Allusion
  25. Words that sound like their meanings. Example: pop, sizzle, swoosh, whir
    Onomatopoeia