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

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