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

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