makingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"the poet'sspecificwordchoicepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitycomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderhow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proserepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFree!repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturemakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"the poet'sspecificwordchoicepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitycomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderhow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proserepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFree!repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picture

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