Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.Onomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydisease7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyMetaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Acuteused todescribeintensepain Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.PrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”The oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Vividclear,bright, ordetailedHiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherSimilea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulseIt fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherTheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Shedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.Onomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydisease7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyMetaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Acuteused todescribeintensepainIdioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.PrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”The oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Vividclear,bright, ordetailedHiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherSimilea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulseIt fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherTheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Shedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?

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