Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words  Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject   Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMulti-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepieceSinging Thepoet sings aword orphraseMetaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    GUTS! UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   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    Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words  Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject   Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMulti-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepieceSinging Thepoet sings aword orphraseMetaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    GUTS! UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   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    

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