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

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