The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Hiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”It fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherVividclear,bright, ordetailedPestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseaseAcuteused todescribeintensepainMetaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.TheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?” Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyPrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulseOnomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.The 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.RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherShedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Hiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”It fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherVividclear,bright, ordetailedPestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseaseAcuteused todescribeintensepainMetaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.TheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyPrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulseOnomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.The 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.RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherShedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”

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