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

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