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

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