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

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