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

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