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

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