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

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