TASTEThe sweetwarm spices ofthe gingerbreadcookies tickledmy tongue.SIMILEI watchedthe sun go tosleep behindthemountains.ALLITERATIONThe Africanalligator justate someapples.RHYMEHappy birthday!Ice cream andcake. Ate toomuch and got abelly ache.LINEA singleline of textfrom leftto rightTOUCHI yelled asthe thornybushesscratchedmy legs.PERSONIFICATIONGiveshumanqualities tonon-humanthingHEARThe crowdcheered andclapped whentheir team gota touchdown!ONOMATOPOEIAWhen sheput milk onthe cereal itwent snap,crackle, pop!STANZAA group oflinesseparatedby a spaceRHYMESCHEMEThe patternof rhymeswithin thepoemSMELLAs soon as Iopened therefrigerator, I knewthat somethingwas rotten. Theodor was horrible.SIGHTThe sky waspainted withlovely streaksof pink andpurple as thesun went down.SPEAKERThe voice in apoem whichcould be thepoet or acharacter thepoet createdREPETITIONLondonbridge isfalling down,falling downFEELINGSI was crushedwhen my frienddidn’t pick meto be on herteam at recess.PERSONIFICATIONThe angrygray cloudspoured outtheir tears.METAPHORMary andBrooks areangels. Theyare willing tohelp everyone.IMAGERYUsing wordsthat appeal tothe senses inorder to createa picture in thereader’s mind.TASTEThe sweetwarm spices ofthe gingerbreadcookies tickledmy tongue.SIMILEI watchedthe sun go tosleep behindthemountains.ALLITERATIONThe Africanalligator justate someapples.RHYMEHappy birthday!Ice cream andcake. Ate toomuch and got abelly ache.LINEA singleline of textfrom leftto rightTOUCHI yelled asthe thornybushesscratchedmy legs.PERSONIFICATIONGiveshumanqualities tonon-humanthingHEARThe crowdcheered andclapped whentheir team gota touchdown!ONOMATOPOEIAWhen sheput milk onthe cereal itwent snap,crackle, pop!STANZAA group oflinesseparatedby a spaceRHYMESCHEMEThe patternof rhymeswithin thepoemSMELLAs soon as Iopened therefrigerator, I knewthat somethingwas rotten. Theodor was horrible.SIGHTThe sky waspainted withlovely streaksof pink andpurple as thesun went down.SPEAKERThe voice in apoem whichcould be thepoet or acharacter thepoet createdREPETITIONLondonbridge isfalling down,falling downFEELINGSI was crushedwhen my frienddidn’t pick meto be on herteam at recess.PERSONIFICATIONThe angrygray cloudspoured outtheir tears.METAPHORMary andBrooks areangels. Theyare willing tohelp everyone.IMAGERYUsing wordsthat appeal tothe senses inorder to createa picture in thereader’s mind.

Imagery and Poetry Elements - 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. The sweet warm spices of the gingerbread cookies tickled my tongue.
    TASTE
  2. I watched the sun go to sleep behind the mountains.
    SIMILE
  3. The African alligator just ate some apples.
    ALLITERATION
  4. Happy birthday! Ice cream and cake. Ate too much and got a belly ache.
    RHYME
  5. A single line of text from left to right
    LINE
  6. I yelled as the thorny bushes scratched my legs.
    TOUCH
  7. Gives human qualities to non-human thing
    PERSONIFICATION
  8. The crowd cheered and clapped when their team got a touchdown!
    HEAR
  9. When she put milk on the cereal it went snap, crackle, pop!
    ONOMATOPOEIA
  10. A group of lines separated by a space
    STANZA
  11. The pattern of rhymes within the poem
    RHYME SCHEME
  12. As soon as I opened the refrigerator, I knew that something was rotten. The odor was horrible.
    SMELL
  13. The sky was painted with lovely streaks of pink and purple as the sun went down.
    SIGHT
  14. The voice in a poem which could be the poet or a character the poet created
    SPEAKER
  15. London bridge is falling down, falling down
    REPETITION
  16. I was crushed when my friend didn’t pick me to be on her team at recess.
    FEELINGS
  17. The angry gray clouds poured out their tears.
    PERSONIFICATION
  18. Mary and Brooks are angels. They are willing to help everyone.
    METAPHOR
  19. Using words that appeal to the senses in order to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
    IMAGERY