The detectives'exhaustion/hungerThe"perfect"alibi setupThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"SituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)Foreshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titlePatrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")Theme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeDahl'stwistendingThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryPatrick'ssuddendrinkonomatopoeiaThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorVerbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorThe leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)ThedisappearingevidenceDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"The grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)InternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctMary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorMary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateMary's"dark"giggle atthe endThe heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)Symbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)The detectives'exhaustion/hungerThe"perfect"alibi setupThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"SituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)Foreshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titlePatrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")Theme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeDahl'stwistendingThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryPatrick'ssuddendrinkonomatopoeiaThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorVerbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorThe leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)ThedisappearingevidenceDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"The grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)InternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctMary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorMary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateMary's"dark"giggle atthe endThe heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)Symbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)

"Lamb to the Slaughter" Bingo - 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. The detectives' exhaustion/hunger
  2. The "perfect" alibi setup
  3. The detectives mentioning Patrick was a "good cop"
  4. Situational Irony: The weapon is eaten by the investigators
  5. External Conflict: Mary vs. The Law
  6. Jack Noonan (The oblivious detective)
  7. Foreshadowing: Mary watching the clock for Patrick
  8. Pun: "Lamb to the Slaughter" title
  9. Patrick's unspoken news (The "Reason")
  10. Theme: The "Perfect Wife" archetype
  11. Dahl's twist ending
  12. The "heavy" frozen meat vs. the "soft" Mary
  13. Patrick's sudden drink
  14. onomatopoeia
  15. The "dazed" look Mary gives the mirror
  16. Verbal Irony: Mary's "polite" invitation to eat
  17. The "thump" of Patrick hitting the floor
  18. The leg of lamb (The murder weapon)
  19. The disappearing evidence
  20. Dramatic Irony: "Right under our very noses"
  21. The grocer: Sam (The alibi witness)
  22. Internal Conflict: Mary's shock vs. her survival instinct
  23. Mary's calm "practiced" face in the mirror
  24. Mary’s "peaceful" sewing at the start
  25. Dark Humour: Offering the detectives a drink while they investigate
  26. Mary's "dark" giggle at the end
  27. The heat of the oven (Setting/Tool)
  28. Symbolism: The lamb (innocence vs. slaughter)