Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word    Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    GUTS!Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Multi-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepiece Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMetaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsSinging Thepoet sings aword orphraseRepetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainSimiliecomparisonusing "like"or "as"HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughCall and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word    Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    GUTS!Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Multi-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepiece Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMetaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsSinging Thepoet sings aword orphraseRepetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainSimiliecomparisonusing "like"or "as"HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh

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