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