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

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