groups oflines, likeparagraphsin proseFree!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 ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationhow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderpattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)groups oflines, likeparagraphsin proseFree!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 ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsliterary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablethe poet'sspecificwordchoiceusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundslanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental picturecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationhow lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereaderpattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalitythe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)

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