"Spoken word refers to an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities."
This covers the basic principles of writing spoken word poetry, such as the use of metaphor, repetition, and imagery. It also covers how to structure your poetry to enhance its impact when performed.
Tone and Intonation: Understanding how to use tone and intonation effectively to enhance the meaning and impact of your words when speaking or performing.
Delivery: Techniques for delivering your words with clarity, emotion, and conviction.
Imagery: How to use imagery effectively to create a vivid experience for your audience.
Metaphor and Simile: Understanding how to use metaphors and similes to add depth and complexity to your writing.
Rhythm and Meter: The importance of rhythm and meter in spoken word performances, and techniques for creating a captivating rhythm.
Rhyme and Verse: The role of rhyme and verse in spoken word performances, and how to use them effectively without sacrificing the meaning of your words.
Performance Techniques: Strategies for enhancing your overall stage presence, such as body language, eye contact, and facial expressions.
Storytelling Techniques: Techniques for using storytelling to engage your audience and create a compelling narrative.
Structure and Organization: The importance of structure and organization in spoken word performances, and how to structure your words and ideas for maximum impact.
Authenticity: The value of authenticity in spoken word performances, and how to tap into your own personal experiences and emotions to create authentic and powerful performances.
Alliteration: Using the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.".
Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.".
Rhyme: Using words with similar sounding endings to give a poem or writing a rhythm. Example: "Twinkle, Twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are.".
Onomatopoeia: Using words that mimic sounds. Example: "buzz, beep, crackle, creak, hiss.".
Metaphor: Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as". Example: "Life is a journey, not a destination.".
Simile: Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as". Example: "Crazy like a fox.".
Hyperbole: Exaggerating statements for emphasis. Example: "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.".
Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: "The sun smiled down on us.".
Irony: Using language that expresses the opposite of what is expected. Example: "I can't wait to get stuck in traffic on a Friday night.".
Allusion: Making a reference to a famous person, place, or event. Example: "He's a real Romeo with the ladies.".
"It is a 20th-century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition."
"...focuses on the aesthetics of recitation and word play, such as the performer's live intonation and voice inflection."
"Spoken word is a 'catchall' term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, and hip hop music."
"Yes, it can include comedy routines and prose monologues."
"The poetic text takes its quality less from the visual aesthetics on a page, but depends more on phonaesthetics, or the aesthetics of sound."
"It includes the performer's live intonation and voice inflection."
"...including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, and hip hop music."
"...based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities, such as...word play..."
"Yes, it can include comedy routines."
"No, it includes any kind of poetry recited aloud."
"...the performer's aesthetic qualities."
"...depends more on phonaesthetics, or the aesthetics of sound."
"It is a 20th-century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition."
"...focuses on the aesthetics of recitation and word play."
"Yes, it can include jazz poetry and hip hop music."
"...including poetry readings and poetry slams."
"Spoken word refers to an oral poetic performance art..."
"...based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities."
"It depends on phonaesthetics, or the aesthetics of sound."