Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythings Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words    Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughAccent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  GUTS! UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice   Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Repetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over againPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythings Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words    Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughAccent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  GUTS! UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice   Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Repetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over againPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  

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