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

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