Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    GUTS!Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainImitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore words UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythings Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    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  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time  Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Multi-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepiece Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    GUTS!Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainImitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore words UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythings Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    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  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time  Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Multi-vocal  Two or morevoices orperformers in thepiece Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  

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