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

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