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

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