Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words    Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsPace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  GUTS!Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Unison Two or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"  Repetitionsaying a sound,word, or phraseover and overagainPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds    HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more words Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words    Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance.  UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words atthe same time  Rhyme repetition ofsounds in two ormore wordsPace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  GUTS!Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Unison Two 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. Alliteration repeated use of a sound or letter in the first syllable of a word
  2. Similie comparison using "like" or "as"
  3. Similie comparison using "like" or "as"
  4. Repetition saying a sound, word, or phrase over and over again
  5. Pause / silence Leaving a short length of time between words or sentences
  6. Vocal sound effects Using the voice to make non-human sounds
  7. Humour Intended to make the audience laugh
  8. Volume How loud or softly the poet speaks
  9. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  10. Accent Distinctive pronunciation, usually indicating the speaker’s country of origin, area, or social class
  11. Cover Performing a piece written by someone else
  12. Call and response The audience is asked to call back a response to a key word or words
  13. Metaphor Comparing 2 unlikely things
  14. Consistent Affirmation audiences encouraged to show appreciation during the performance.
  15. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time
  16. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  17. Pace How fast or slowly the poet speaks
  18. Gesture Movements of head, hands or body to express meaning
  19. Beatboxing Imitating sounds of a drum machine with the voice; vocal percussion
  20. Multi-vocal Two or more voices or performers in the piece
  21. Singing The poet sings a word or phrase
  22. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time
  23. GUTS!
  24. Imitation Performance intending to copy or simulate another voice or person
  25. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time