Vividclear,bright, ordetailedOnomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?TheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”It fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyHiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseasePrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherShedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”Metaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulsePersonificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Acuteused todescribeintensepain Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherThe oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Vividclear,bright, ordetailedOnomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?TheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”It fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyHiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseasePrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherShedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”Metaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulsePersonificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Acuteused todescribeintensepainIdioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherThe oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.

Poe and Figurative Language - 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. clear, bright, or detailed
    Vivid
  2. a word that resembles or looks like the sound it describes.
    Onomatopoeia
  3. Who is locked in a tomb/chamber in “The Fall of the House of Usher?”
    Madeline Usher
  4. What is the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” trying to convince you he is NOT?
    Mad/insane.
  5. What symbol depicts the downfall and breaking of the family AND the house apart in “The Fall of the House of Usher?”
    The Crack in the wall.
  6. WHat happens to the House of Usher?
    It falls into the lake.
  7. to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to ; to irritate or annoy
    Vex
  8. What is the narrator’s reason for killing the old man in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”
    His eye.
  9. a virulent and deadly disease
    Pestilence
  10. 1.Who is the main character of “The Masque of the Red Death?”
    Prince Prospero
  11. How many nights does the narrator stalk the old man in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”
    8
  12. a repetition of the initial sound of words grouped closely together
    Alliteration
  13. What happens to the woman in “The Oval Portrait?”
    She dies/withers away.
  14. a figure of speech comparing two different objects or phrases to each other.
    Metaphor
  15. to keep oneself from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse
    Refrain
  16. attributing/giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
    Personification
  17. How many chambers are there in “The Masque of the Red Death?”
    7
  18. when contradictory (in conflict, opposing) words are grouped together.
    Oxymoron
  19. What happens to Prince Prospero and all his guests?
    The Red Death kills them.
  20. used to describe intense pain
    Acute
  21. a group of words (a phrase) that has a meaning unclear from the words alone.
    Idiom
  22. Who does the narrator go to visit in “The Fall of the House of Usher
    Roderick Usher
  23. WHat sound drives the narrator to confess his crime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”
    The old man's beating heart.
  24. a figure of speech comparing two different objects or phrases to each other directly using the words like or as.
    Simile