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