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

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