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

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