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

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