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

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