ToneThe 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.AlliterationThe repetition ofa consonantsound in a lineor stanza ofpoetry. (Sallysold seashells...)OnomatopoeiaThe formation or useof words such asbuzz or murmur thatimitate the soundsassociated with theobjects or actionsthey refer to.FreeVersePoemPoetry thatdoes notrhyme orfollow anypatternsSimileA comparisonbetween twounlike things,using the wordslike or as.ParallelStructureThe repetition of agrammatical structurethat allows the poetto emphasizeimportant ideas andadd to the musicalquality of the poem.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 usHyperboleA veryOBVIOUSexaggerationRepetitionA word or phraseused more thanonce. Sometimespoets repeat words,phrases, lines ofpoetry, or evenwhole stanzas.MetaphorA comparisonbetween twounlike things, notusing the wordslike or as, butsimply identifiesthe two things.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.LiteralLanguageUse of languagemeant to beinterpreted forEXACTLY what itsays. Poems haveliteral and figurativemeanings.Rhymethe repetition ofsounds in words(The dog jumpedover the log toget a better lookat the frog.)Free!PersonificationA figure of speechin which ananimal, idea, orinanimate object isgiven humancharacteristics.CoupletTwo lines of poetrythat go togethereither because ofrhythm or rhyme.They are usually intheir own stanzaFigurativeLanguageUse oflanguagemeant to beinterpretedimaginatively,not literally.StanzaA paragraphin a poem orgroups ofline in apoemDictionA writer's specificword choice used tocreate their tone.Writers select wordscarefully. Everythingis intentional.ToneThe 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.AlliterationThe repetition ofa consonantsound in a lineor stanza ofpoetry. (Sallysold seashells...)OnomatopoeiaThe formation or useof words such asbuzz or murmur thatimitate the soundsassociated with theobjects or actionsthey refer to.FreeVersePoemPoetry thatdoes notrhyme orfollow anypatternsSimileA comparisonbetween twounlike things,using the wordslike or as.ParallelStructureThe repetition of agrammatical structurethat allows the poetto emphasizeimportant ideas andadd to the musicalquality of the poem.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 usHyperboleA veryOBVIOUSexaggerationRepetitionA word or phraseused more thanonce. Sometimespoets repeat words,phrases, lines ofpoetry, or evenwhole stanzas.MetaphorA comparisonbetween twounlike things, notusing the wordslike or as, butsimply identifiesthe two things.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.LiteralLanguageUse of languagemeant to beinterpreted forEXACTLY what itsays. Poems haveliteral and figurativemeanings.Rhymethe repetition ofsounds in words(The dog jumpedover the log toget a better lookat the frog.)Free!PersonificationA figure of speechin which ananimal, idea, orinanimate object isgiven humancharacteristics.CoupletTwo lines of poetrythat go togethereither because ofrhythm or rhyme.They are usually intheir own stanzaFigurativeLanguageUse oflanguagemeant to beinterpretedimaginatively,not literally.StanzaA paragraphin a poem orgroups ofline in apoemDictionA writer's specificword choice used tocreate their tone.Writers select wordscarefully. Everythingis intentional.

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. 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
  2. The repetition of a consonant sound in a line or stanza of poetry. (Sally sold seashells...)
    Alliteration
  3. 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
  4. Poetry that does not rhyme or follow any patterns
    Free Verse Poem
  5. A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as.
    Simile
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. A very OBVIOUS exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  9. A word or phrase used more than once. Sometimes poets repeat words, phrases, lines of poetry, or even whole stanzas.
    Repetition
  10. A comparison between two unlike things, not using the words like or as, but simply identifies the two things.
    Metaphor
  11. 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
  12. Use of language meant to be interpreted for EXACTLY what it says. Poems have literal and figurative meanings.
    Literal Language
  13. the repetition of sounds in words (The dog jumped over the log to get a better look at the frog.)
    Rhyme
  14. Free!
  15. A figure of speech in which an animal, idea, or inanimate object is given human characteristics.
    Personification
  16. Two lines of poetry that go together either because of rhythm or rhyme. They are usually in their own stanza
    Couplet
  17. Use of language meant to be interpreted imaginatively, not literally.
    Figurative Language
  18. A paragraph in a poem or groups of line in a poem
    Stanza
  19. A writer's specific word choice used to create their tone. Writers select words carefully. Everything is intentional.
    Diction