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