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

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