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

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