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