Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphraseCall and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more wordsConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  Repetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over againBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsImitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice  GUTS! Emphasis Stress given to aword or wordsindicating importance  Singing Thepoet sings aword orphraseCall and response The audience is askedto call back aresponse to a key wordor words     Tone How the poet’s voiceconveys their attitudeto their subject   Vocal sound effects Using the voice tomake non-humansounds     Rhyme repetition ofsounds in twoor more wordsConsistentAffirmation audiencesencouraged to showappreciation duringthe performance. HumourIntended tomake theaudiencelaugh UnisonTwo or morevoices say thesame words at thesame time  Pause / silence Leaving a shortlength of timebetween words orsentences  Accent Distinctivepronunciation, usuallyindicating thespeaker’s country oforigin, area, or socialclass  Repetitionsaying asound, word,or phrase overand over againBeatboxing Imitating sounds of adrum machine with thevoice; vocal percussion     Volume How loud or softlythe poet speaks   Gesture Movements of head,hands or body toexpress meaning   Dynamics Changing volumewithin the piece   Alliteration repeated use of asound or letter in thefirst syllable of a word   Cover  Performing a piecewritten by someoneelse    Pace How fast orslowly the poetspeaks  Metaphor Comparing 2unlikelythingsImitation Performanceintending to copy orsimulate anothervoice or person   Multi-vocal  Two or more voicesor performers in thepiece  Similiecomparisonusing "like"or "as"Pitch / register Using high,natural, or lowranges of thespeaking voice  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. Emphasis Stress given to a word or words indicating importance
  2. Singing The poet sings a word or phrase
  3. Call and response The audience is asked to call back a response to a key word or words
  4. Tone How the poet’s voice conveys their attitude to their subject
  5. Vocal sound effects Using the voice to make non-human sounds
  6. Rhyme repetition of sounds in two or more words
  7. Consistent Affirmation audiences encouraged to show appreciation during the performance.
  8. Humour Intended to make the audience laugh
  9. Unison Two or more voices say the same words at the same time
  10. Pause / silence Leaving a short length of time between words or sentences
  11. Accent Distinctive pronunciation, usually indicating the speaker’s country of origin, area, or social class
  12. Repetition saying a sound, word, or phrase over and over again
  13. Beatboxing Imitating sounds of a drum machine with the voice; vocal percussion
  14. Volume How loud or softly the poet speaks
  15. Gesture Movements of head, hands or body to express meaning
  16. Dynamics Changing volume within the piece
  17. Alliteration repeated use of a sound or letter in the first syllable of a word
  18. Cover Performing a piece written by someone else
  19. Pace How fast or slowly the poet speaks
  20. Metaphor Comparing 2 unlikely things
  21. Imitation Performance intending to copy or simulate another voice or person
  22. Multi-vocal Two or more voices or performers in the piece
  23. Similie comparison using "like" or "as"
  24. Pitch / register Using high, natural, or low ranges of the speaking voice
  25. GUTS!