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

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