Spoken Word Performance Techniques

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

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