the overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatableusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"makingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of lineshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmFree!language thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadergroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosethe poet'sspecificwordchoicepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatableusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"makingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of lineshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmFree!language thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadergroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosethe poet'sspecificwordchoicepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicality

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