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

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