repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of lineshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proseFree!pattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental pictureliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablerepetitionof initialconsonantsoundscomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)makingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"directly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of lineshow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proseFree!pattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderrepetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental pictureliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablerepetitionof initialconsonantsoundscomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)makingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"directly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"

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