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bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatableliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturerepetitionof initialconsonantsoundscomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationpattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe 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Poetry Definitions - 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. making comparisons using like or as, such as "as strong as an ox" or "hungry like a wolf"
  2. pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a poem's beat and musicality
  3. the overall shape or structure (e.g. sonnet, haiku, free verse)
  4. directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, creating a vivid image or deeper meaning without using "like" or "as"
  5. repetition of initial consonant sounds
  6. repetition of vowel sounds either within words or at the beginning of the words
  7. the poet's specific word choice
  8. using objects or ideas to represent deeper meanings
  9. the author's attitude and the atmosphere created for the reader
  10. literary device that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas, making them seem alive and relatable
  11. literary device that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas, making them seem alive and relatable
  12. comparisons and creative language like similes, metaphors, and personification
  13. using objects or ideas to represent deeper meanings
  14. language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental picture
  15. repetition of initial consonant sounds
  16. comparisons and creative language like similes, metaphors, and personification
  17. pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a poem's beat and musicality
  18. the author's attitude and the atmosphere created for the reader
  19. repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines
  20. repetition of vowel sounds either within words or at the beginning of the words
  21. the author's attitude and the atmosphere created for the reader
  22. groups of lines, like paragraphs in prose
  23. how lines are broken and continue to the next, affecting rhythm
  24. the overall shape or structure (e.g. sonnet, haiku, free verse)
  25. the poet's specific word choice
  26. the poet's specific word choice
  27. making comparisons using like or as, such as "as strong as an ox" or "hungry like a wolf"
  28. Free!
  29. how lines are broken and continue to the next, affecting rhythm
  30. directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, creating a vivid image or deeper meaning without using "like" or "as"
  31. pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a poem's beat and musicality
  32. groups of lines, like paragraphs in prose
  33. how lines are broken and continue to the next, affecting rhythm
  34. repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines
  35. language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental picture
  36. language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental picture
  37. groups of lines, like paragraphs in prose
  38. repetition of initial consonant sounds
  39. using objects or ideas to represent deeper meanings
  40. repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines
  41. the overall shape or structure (e.g. sonnet, haiku, free verse)
  42. repetition of vowel sounds either within words or at the beginning of the words
  43. comparisons and creative language like similes, metaphors, and personification