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

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