comparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFree!repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmlanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental pictureliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe poet'sspecificwordchoicethe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadergroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosethe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesmakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"pattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitydirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningscomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFree!repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmlanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental pictureliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe poet'sspecificwordchoicethe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadergroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosethe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesmakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"pattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitydirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeanings

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. comparisons and creative language like similes, metaphors, and personification
  2. repetition of initial consonant sounds
  3. Free!
  4. repetition of vowel sounds either within words or at the beginning of the words
  5. how lines are broken and continue to the next, affecting rhythm
  6. language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental picture
  7. literary device that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas, making them seem alive and relatable
  8. the poet's specific word choice
  9. the author's attitude and the atmosphere created for the reader
  10. groups of lines, like paragraphs in prose
  11. the overall shape or structure (e.g. sonnet, haiku, free verse)
  12. repetition of similar sounds, often at the ends of lines
  13. making comparisons using like or as, such as "as strong as an ox" or "hungry like a wolf"
  14. pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates a poem's beat and musicality
  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. using objects or ideas to represent deeper meanings