how lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmmakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesFree!literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadergroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"the overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)how lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmmakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesFree!literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadergroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"the overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)

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. how lines are broken and continue to the next, affecting rhythm
  2. making comparisons using like or as, such as "as strong as an ox" or "hungry like a wolf"
  3. repetition of initial consonant sounds
  4. repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines
  5. Free!
  6. literary device that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas, making them seem alive and relatable
  7. the author's attitude and the atmosphere created for the reader
  8. groups of lines, like paragraphs in prose
  9. pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a poem's beat and musicality
  10. the poet's specific word choice
  11. using objects or ideas to represent deeper meanings
  12. repetition of vowel sounds either within words or at the beginning of the words
  13. language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental picture
  14. comparisons and creative language like similes, metaphors, and personification
  15. directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, creating a vivid image or deeper meaning without using "like" or "as"
  16. the overall shape or structure (e.g. sonnet, haiku, free verse)