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

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