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

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