The "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"Symbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)The heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)ThedisappearingevidenceMary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"The grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Verbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctSituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsThe detectives'exhaustion/hungerDahl'stwistendingMary's"dark"giggle atthe endExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawForeshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titlePatrick'ssuddendrinkPatrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")Mary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startonomatopoeiaJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)The leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)Theme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeThe"perfect"alibi setupThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"Symbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)The heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)ThedisappearingevidenceMary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"The grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Verbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctSituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsThe detectives'exhaustion/hungerDahl'stwistendingMary's"dark"giggle atthe endExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawForeshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titlePatrick'ssuddendrinkPatrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")Mary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startonomatopoeiaJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)The leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)Theme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeThe"perfect"alibi setupThe "dazed"look Marygives themirrorDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigate

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