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