literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe poet'sspecificwordchoiceFree!the author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadercomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationlanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturehow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsmakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin proseliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablepattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe poet'sspecificwordchoiceFree!the author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadercomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationlanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturehow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmdirectly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsmakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"repetitionof initialconsonantsoundsthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)using objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesgroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prose

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