GUTS! Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythings Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughRepetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over againPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more wordsPitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphraseAccent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  GUTS! Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject  Beatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks  Imitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person  Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse     UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythings Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   ConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaughRepetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over againPause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Call and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more wordsPitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphraseAccent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass   Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  

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