ThedisappearingevidenceSituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateThe"perfect"alibi setupThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"Mary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctThe heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)Mary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startForeshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickPatrick'ssuddendrinkDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"The leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)Jack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)Pun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titleMary's"dark"giggle atthe endonomatopoeiaThe grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Dahl'stwistendingVerbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatSymbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)Patrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")ExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawTheme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeThe detectives'exhaustion/hungerThedisappearingevidenceSituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateThe"perfect"alibi setupThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"Mary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctThe heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)Mary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startForeshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickPatrick'ssuddendrinkDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"The leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)Jack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)Pun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titleMary's"dark"giggle atthe endonomatopoeiaThe grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Dahl'stwistendingVerbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatSymbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)Patrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")ExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawTheme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeThe detectives'exhaustion/hunger

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