(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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Dramatic Irony: "Right under our very noses"
Foreshadowing: Mary watching the clock for Patrick
Patrick's sudden drink
The "dazed" look Mary gives the mirror
Mary’s "peaceful" sewing at the start
Verbal Irony: Mary's "polite" invitation to eat
Dark Humour: Offering the detectives a drink while they investigate
Internal Conflict: Mary's shock vs. her survival instinct
onomatopoeia
The detectives mentioning Patrick was a "good cop"
Theme: The "Perfect Wife" archetype
Dahl's twist ending
Pun: "Lamb to the Slaughter" title
Mary's calm "practiced" face in the mirror
The disappearing evidence
The "perfect" alibi setup
Patrick's unspoken news (The "Reason")
The leg of lamb (The murder weapon)
Symbolism: The lamb (innocence vs. slaughter)
Mary's "dark" giggle at the end
The grocer: Sam (The alibi witness)
The heat of the oven (Setting/Tool)
External Conflict: Mary vs. The Law
Jack Noonan (The oblivious detective)
Situational Irony: The weapon is eaten by the investigators
