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

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