Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsCall and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughGUTS! Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMulti-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepieceBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word    UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsCall and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughGUTS! Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMulti-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepieceBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word    UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame 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. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  2. Metaphor Comparing 2 unlikely things
  3. Call and response The audience is asked to call back a response to a key word or words
  4. Volume How loud or softly the poet speaks
  5. Repetition saying a sound, word, or phrase over and over again
  6. Tone How the poet’s voice conveys their attitude to their subject
  7. Similie comparison using "like" or "as"
  8. Pace How fast or slowly the poet speaks
  9. Humour Intended to make the audience laugh
  10. GUTS!
  11. Multi-vocal Two or more voices or performers in the piece
  12. Vocal sound effects Using the voice to make non-human sounds
  13. Accent Distinctive pronunciation, usually indicating the speaker’s country of origin, area, or social class
  14. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  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. Cover Performing a piece written by someone else
  18. Imitation Performance intending to copy or simulate another voice or person
  19. Gesture Movements of head, hands or body to express meaning
  20. Singing The poet sings a word or phrase
  21. Alliteration repeated use of a sound or letter in the first syllable of a word
  22. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time
  23. Pause / silence Leaving a short length of time between words or sentences
  24. Consistent Affirmation audiences encouraged to show appreciation during the performance.
  25. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time