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

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