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

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