FreeVersePoemPoetry thatdoes notrhyme orfollow anypatternsToneThe attitude the writertakes toward thesubject and audience.Usually, the speaker ina poem expresses it.May be formal orinformal, serious orcomic, angry or playful,sad, or joyful, etc.Symbolis any person, place, orthing that has a meaningin itself and that alsostands for somethingelse. Can be anotherliving thing, an object, asituation, or an action.Usually stand for ideasor qualities.MetaphorA comparisonbetween twounlike things, notusing the wordslike or as, butsimply identifiesthe two things.Rhymethe repetition ofsounds in words(The dog jumpedover the log toget a better lookat the frog.)LiteralLanguageUse of languagemeant to beinterpreted forEXACTLY what itsays. Poems haveliteral and figurativemeanings.Free!OnomatopoeiaThe formation or useof words such asbuzz or murmur thatimitate the soundsassociated with theobjects or actionsthey refer to.AlliterationThe repetition ofa consonantsound in a lineor stanza ofpoetry. (Sallysold seashells...)PersonificationA figure of speechin which ananimal, idea, orinanimate object isgiven humancharacteristics.HyperboleA veryOBVIOUSexaggerationParallelStructureThe repetition of agrammatical structurethat allows the poetto emphasizeimportant ideas andadd to the musicalquality of the poem.StanzaA paragraphin a poem orgroups ofline in apoemRepetitionA word or phraseused more thanonce. Sometimespoets repeat words,phrases, lines ofpoetry, or evenwhole stanzas.SimileA comparisonbetween twounlike things,using the wordslike or as.DictionA writer's specificword choice used tocreate their tone.Writers select wordscarefully. Everythingis intentional.Imagerythe use of vivid language todescribe people, places,things, or an idea. Youenvision what authorsmean. Language thatappeals to the senses. It isthe use of words andphrases to describesomething to create amental picture. Often awriter usCoupletTwo lines of poetrythat go togethereither because ofrhythm or rhyme.They are usually intheir own stanzaFigurativeLanguageUse oflanguagemeant to beinterpretedimaginatively,not literally.FreeVersePoemPoetry thatdoes notrhyme orfollow anypatternsToneThe attitude the writertakes toward thesubject and audience.Usually, the speaker ina poem expresses it.May be formal orinformal, serious orcomic, angry or playful,sad, or joyful, etc.Symbolis any person, place, orthing that has a meaningin itself and that alsostands for somethingelse. Can be anotherliving thing, an object, asituation, or an action.Usually stand for ideasor qualities.MetaphorA comparisonbetween twounlike things, notusing the wordslike or as, butsimply identifiesthe two things.Rhymethe repetition ofsounds in words(The dog jumpedover the log toget a better lookat the frog.)LiteralLanguageUse of languagemeant to beinterpreted forEXACTLY what itsays. Poems haveliteral and figurativemeanings.Free!OnomatopoeiaThe formation or useof words such asbuzz or murmur thatimitate the soundsassociated with theobjects or actionsthey refer to.AlliterationThe repetition ofa consonantsound in a lineor stanza ofpoetry. (Sallysold seashells...)PersonificationA figure of speechin which ananimal, idea, orinanimate object isgiven humancharacteristics.HyperboleA veryOBVIOUSexaggerationParallelStructureThe repetition of agrammatical structurethat allows the poetto emphasizeimportant ideas andadd to the musicalquality of the poem.StanzaA paragraphin a poem orgroups ofline in apoemRepetitionA word or phraseused more thanonce. Sometimespoets repeat words,phrases, lines ofpoetry, or evenwhole stanzas.SimileA comparisonbetween twounlike things,using the wordslike or as.DictionA writer's specificword choice used tocreate their tone.Writers select wordscarefully. Everythingis intentional.Imagerythe use of vivid language todescribe people, places,things, or an idea. Youenvision what authorsmean. Language thatappeals to the senses. It isthe use of words andphrases to describesomething to create amental picture. Often awriter usCoupletTwo lines of poetrythat go togethereither because ofrhythm or rhyme.They are usually intheir own stanzaFigurativeLanguageUse oflanguagemeant to beinterpretedimaginatively,not literally.

Poetry and Literary Terms - 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. Poetry that does not rhyme or follow any patterns
    Free Verse Poem
  2. The attitude the writer takes toward the subject and audience. Usually, the speaker in a poem expresses it. May be formal or informal, serious or comic, angry or playful, sad, or joyful, etc.
    Tone
  3. is any person, place, or thing that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something else. Can be another living thing, an object, a situation, or an action. Usually stand for ideas or qualities.
    Symbol
  4. A comparison between two unlike things, not using the words like or as, but simply identifies the two things.
    Metaphor
  5. the repetition of sounds in words (The dog jumped over the log to get a better look at the frog.)
    Rhyme
  6. Use of language meant to be interpreted for EXACTLY what it says. Poems have literal and figurative meanings.
    Literal Language
  7. Free!
  8. The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
    Onomatopoeia
  9. The repetition of a consonant sound in a line or stanza of poetry. (Sally sold seashells...)
    Alliteration
  10. A figure of speech in which an animal, idea, or inanimate object is given human characteristics.
    Personification
  11. A very OBVIOUS exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  12. The repetition of a grammatical structure that allows the poet to emphasize important ideas and add to the musical quality of the poem.
    Parallel Structure
  13. A paragraph in a poem or groups of line in a poem
    Stanza
  14. A word or phrase used more than once. Sometimes poets repeat words, phrases, lines of poetry, or even whole stanzas.
    Repetition
  15. A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as.
    Simile
  16. A writer's specific word choice used to create their tone. Writers select words carefully. Everything is intentional.
    Diction
  17. the use of vivid language to describe people, places, things, or an idea. You envision what authors mean. Language that appeals to the senses. It is the use of words and phrases to describe something to create a mental picture. Often a writer us
    Imagery
  18. Two lines of poetry that go together either because of rhythm or rhyme. They are usually in their own stanza
    Couplet
  19. Use of language meant to be interpreted imaginatively, not literally.
    Figurative Language