directly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"comparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe poet'sspecificwordchoicemakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"how lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proserepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesFree!using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatabledirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"comparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe poet'sspecificwordchoicemakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"how lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proserepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesFree!using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatable

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