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

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