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

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