Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more wordsCover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece   Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame 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     Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  GUTS!Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Repetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over again Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more wordsCover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion    ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece   Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame 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     Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece  GUTS!Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphrase Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Repetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over again

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