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

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