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

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