The grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Verbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateThe leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)The detectives'exhaustion/hungerThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)Dahl'stwistendingDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"Theme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"The heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)Mary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorThedisappearingevidenceThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryForeshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickThe"perfect"alibi setupExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctMary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startonomatopoeiaSymbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)Patrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")SituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsPatrick'ssuddendrinkMary's"dark"giggle atthe endPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titleThe grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Verbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateThe leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)The detectives'exhaustion/hungerThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)Dahl'stwistendingDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"Theme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"The heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)Mary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorThedisappearingevidenceThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryForeshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickThe"perfect"alibi setupExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctMary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startonomatopoeiaSymbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)Patrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")SituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsPatrick'ssuddendrinkMary's"dark"giggle atthe endPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"title

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