The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests? Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyPrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Metaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.The oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Onomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.Hiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.Acuteused todescribeintensepainTheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherVividclear,bright, ordetailedShedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherMadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydisease7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulseIt fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyPrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Metaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.The oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Onomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.Hiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.Acuteused todescribeintensepainTheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherVividclear,bright, ordetailedShedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherMadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydisease7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulseIt fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?

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