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