SituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsThe grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Foreshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateSymbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)onomatopoeiaInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctPatrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")ThedisappearingevidenceThe"perfect"alibi setupPatrick'ssuddendrinkThe leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)Mary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titleTheme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeMary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawVerbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryThe detectives'exhaustion/hungerJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)The "dazed"look Marygives themirrorDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"Mary's"dark"giggle atthe endDahl'stwistendingThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"The heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)SituationalIrony: Theweapon iseaten by theinvestigatorsThe grocer:Sam (Thealibiwitness)Foreshadowing:Mary watchingthe clock forPatrickDark Humour:Offering thedetectives adrink while theyinvestigateSymbolism:The lamb(innocencevs.slaughter)onomatopoeiaInternalConflict:Mary's shockvs. her survivalinstinctPatrick'sunspokennews (The"Reason")ThedisappearingevidenceThe"perfect"alibi setupPatrick'ssuddendrinkThe leg oflamb (Themurderweapon)Mary's calm"practiced"face in themirrorThe "thump"of Patrickhitting thefloorPun: "Lambto theSlaughter"titleTheme: The"PerfectWife"archetypeMary’s"peaceful"sewing atthe startExternalConflict:Mary vs.The LawVerbal Irony:Mary's"polite"invitation toeatThe "heavy"frozen meatvs. the"soft" MaryThe detectives'exhaustion/hungerJack Noonan(Theobliviousdetective)The "dazed"look Marygives themirrorDramaticIrony: "Rightunder ourvery noses"Mary's"dark"giggle atthe endDahl'stwistendingThedetectivesmentioningPatrick wasa "good cop"The heat ofthe oven(Setting/Tool)

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