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

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