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