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

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