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

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