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

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