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