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

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