Mad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherMadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Acuteused todescribeintensepainOnomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.Shedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.The oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”PrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Hiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?” Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseaseIt fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Vividclear,bright, ordetailed7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”TheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherMetaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulse8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoyMad/insane.What is thenarrator in “TheTell-Tale Heart”trying toconvince you heis NOT?RoderickUsherWho does thenarrator go tovisit in “The Fallof the House ofUsherMadelineUsherWho is lockedin atomb/chamberin “The Fall ofthe House ofUsher?”Acuteused todescribeintensepainOnomatopoeiaa word thatresembles orlooks like thesound itdescribes.Shedies/withersaway.Whathappens tothe womanin “The OvalPortrait?”Personificationattributing/givinghumancharacteristicsto somethingnonhuman.The oldman'sbeatingheart.WHat sounddrives the narratorto confess hiscrime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”PrinceProspero1.Who is themain characterof “The Masqueof the RedDeath?”Hiseye.What is thenarrator’s reasonfor killing the oldman in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”Idioma group of words(a phrase) that hasa meaning unclearfrom the wordsalone.Pestilencea virulentanddeadlydiseaseIt fallsinto thelake.WHathappens tothe Houseof Usher?Vividclear,bright, ordetailed7How manychambers arethere in “TheMasque of theRed Death?”TheCrack inthe wall.What symbol depictsthe downfall andbreaking of the familyAND the house apartin “The Fall of theHouse of Usher?”Oxymoronwhen contradictory(in conflict,opposing) wordsare groupedtogether.The RedDeathkills them.Whathappens toPrinceProspero andall his guests?Alliterationa repetition ofthe initial soundof wordsgrouped closelytogetherMetaphora figure ofspeechcomparing twodifferent objectsor phrases toeach other.Similea figure of speechcomparing twodifferent objects orphrases to eachother directly usingthe words like or as.Refrainto keep oneself fromdoing, feeling, orindulging insomething andespecially fromfollowing a passingimpulse8How manynights does thenarrator stalkthe old man in“The Tell-TaleHeart?”Vexto bring trouble,distress, oragitation to ; toirritate or annoy

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. Who does the narrator go to visit in “The Fall of the House of Usher
    Roderick Usher
  3. Who is locked in a tomb/chamber in “The Fall of the House of Usher?”
    Madeline Usher
  4. used to describe intense pain
    Acute
  5. a word that resembles or looks like the sound it describes.
    Onomatopoeia
  6. What happens to the woman in “The Oval Portrait?”
    She dies/withers away.
  7. attributing/giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
    Personification
  8. WHat sound drives the narrator to confess his crime in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”
    The old man's beating heart.
  9. 1.Who is the main character of “The Masque of the Red Death?”
    Prince Prospero
  10. What is the narrator’s reason for killing the old man in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”
    His eye.
  11. a group of words (a phrase) that has a meaning unclear from the words alone.
    Idiom
  12. a virulent and deadly disease
    Pestilence
  13. WHat happens to the House of Usher?
    It falls into the lake.
  14. clear, bright, or detailed
    Vivid
  15. How many chambers are there in “The Masque of the Red Death?”
    7
  16. 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.
  17. when contradictory (in conflict, opposing) words are grouped together.
    Oxymoron
  18. What happens to Prince Prospero and all his guests?
    The Red Death kills them.
  19. a repetition of the initial sound of words grouped closely together
    Alliteration
  20. a figure of speech comparing two different objects or phrases to each other.
    Metaphor
  21. a figure of speech comparing two different objects or phrases to each other directly using the words like or as.
    Simile
  22. to keep oneself from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse
    Refrain
  23. How many nights does the narrator stalk the old man in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”
    8
  24. to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to ; to irritate or annoy
    Vex