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

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