UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time  Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Beatboxing 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 at thesame time  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. 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    Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMulti-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepiece Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsRepetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrasePace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  GUTS! UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time  Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Beatboxing 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 at thesame time  ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. 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    Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsMulti-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepiece Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsRepetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagain Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrasePace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  GUTS!

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