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