Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as" Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  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     Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore words UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsCover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as" Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  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     Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore words UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsCover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase 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. Similie comparison using "like" or "as"
  2. Vocal sound effects Using the voice to make non-human sounds
  3. Alliteration repeated use of a sound or letter in the first syllable of a word
  4. Accent Distinctive pronunciation, usually indicating the speaker’s country of origin, area, or social class
  5. Pace How fast or slowly the poet speaks
  6. Pitch / register Using high, natural, or low ranges of the speaking voice
  7. Call and response The audience is asked to call back a response to a key word or words
  8. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  9. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time
  10. Imitation Performance intending to copy or simulate another voice or person
  11. Humour Intended to make the audience laugh
  12. Consistent Affirmation audiences encouraged to show appreciation during the performance.
  13. Tone How the poet’s voice conveys their attitude to their subject
  14. Repetition saying a sound, word, or phrase over and over again
  15. Volume How loud or softly the poet speaks
  16. Dynamics Changing volume within the piece
  17. Metaphor Comparing 2 unlikely things
  18. Cover Performing a piece written by someone else
  19. Gesture Movements of head, hands or body to express meaning
  20. Pause / silence Leaving a short length of time between words or sentences
  21. Multi-vocal Two or more voices or performers in the piece
  22. Beatboxing Imitating sounds of a drum machine with the voice; vocal percussion
  23. Singing The poet sings a word or phrase
  24. Emphasis Stress given to a word or words indicating importance