Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?Vividclear,bright, ordetailedTheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherOxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether. Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherVexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyPestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseaseThe oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Metaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Acuteused todescribeintensepainHiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Shedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”It fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Onomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulsePrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?Vividclear,bright, ordetailedTheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherOxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherVexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyPestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseaseThe oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Metaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Acuteused todescribeintensepainHiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Shedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”It fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Onomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.MadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulsePrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”

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