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