GUTS! Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphraseCover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word    Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsAccent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsSimiliecomparisonusing "like"or "as" Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words    GUTS! Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphraseCover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word    Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsAccent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsSimiliecomparisonusing "like"or "as" Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words    

Spoken Word Performance Techniques - 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. GUTS!
  2. Vocal sound effects Using the voice to make non-human sounds
  3. Pitch / register Using high, natural, or low ranges of the speaking voice
  4. Consistent Affirmation audiences encouraged to show appreciation during the performance.
  5. Beatboxing Imitating sounds of a drum machine with the voice; vocal percussion
  6. Gesture Movements of head, hands or body to express meaning
  7. Singing The poet sings a word or phrase
  8. Cover Performing a piece written by someone else
  9. Dynamics Changing volume within the piece
  10. Humour Intended to make the audience laugh
  11. Alliteration repeated use of a sound or letter in the first syllable of a word
  12. Multi-vocal Two or more voices or performers in the piece
  13. Imitation Performance intending to copy or simulate another voice or person
  14. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time
  15. Emphasis Stress given to a word or words indicating importance
  16. Metaphor Comparing 2 unlikely things
  17. Accent Distinctive pronunciation, usually indicating the speaker’s country of origin, area, or social class
  18. Tone How the poet’s voice conveys their attitude to their subject
  19. Pause / silence Leaving a short length of time between words or sentences
  20. Repetition saying a sound, word, or phrase over and over again
  21. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  22. Similie comparison using "like" or "as"
  23. Volume How loud or softly the poet speaks
  24. Pace How fast or slowly the poet speaks
  25. Call and response The audience is asked to call back a response to a key word or words