repetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesFree!repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadermakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"how lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmlanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental pictureusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)directly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablegroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosethe poet'sspecificwordchoicecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationpattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalityrepetitionof initialconsonantsoundsrepetition ofsimilarsounds,often at theends of linesFree!repetition ofvowel soundseither withinwords or at thebeginning ofthe wordsthe author'sattitude and theatmospherecreated for thereadermakingcomparisons usinglike or as, such as"as strong as anox" or "hungry likea wolf"how lines arebroken andcontinue to thenext, affectingrhythmlanguage thatappeals to thesenses,creating vividmental pictureusing objectsor ideas torepresentdeepermeaningsthe overallshape orstructure (e.g.sonnet, haiku,free verse)directly comparestwo unlike things bystating one is theother, creating a vividimage or deepermeaning withoutusing "like" or "as"literary device thatgives human qualities,actions, or emotions toinanimate objects,animals, or abstractideas, making themseem alive andrelatablegroups oflines, likeparagraphsin prosethe poet'sspecificwordchoicecomparisonsand creativelanguage likesimiles,metaphors, andpersonificationpattern of stressedand unstressedsyllables thatcreates a poem'sbeat andmusicalityrepetitionof initialconsonantsounds

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