repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningspattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitylanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturethe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadercomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFree!the poet'sspecificwordchoicerepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of lineshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosedirectly 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 wordsusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningspattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitylanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturethe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadercomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsFree!the poet'sspecificwordchoicerepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of lineshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosedirectly 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"

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