Poe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe iscriticizedorridiculedPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”Universityof VirginiaismentionedDeath ofa lovedoneThenarratorcalls Poea geniusReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptPoe worksas amagazineeditorA quotefrom PoehimselfAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedMentionof hismilitaryservicePoeexperiencespovertyPoe’smysteriousdeathTheRaven isdiscussedReferencetoBaltimorePoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsMentionof dark orgothicthemesA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe iscriticizedorridiculedPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”Universityof VirginiaismentionedDeath ofa lovedoneThenarratorcalls Poea geniusReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptPoe worksas amagazineeditorA quotefrom PoehimselfAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedMentionof hismilitaryservicePoeexperiencespovertyPoe’smysteriousdeathTheRaven isdiscussedReferencetoBaltimorePoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsMentionof dark orgothicthemesA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshown

Poe Biography Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. B-Poe’s wife Virginia is mentioned
  2. I-Poe is criticized or ridiculed
  3. I-Poe is called “mad” or “insane”
  4. B-University of Virginia is mentioned
  5. N-Death of a loved one
  6. I-The narrator calls Poe a genius
  7. B-Reference to The Tell-Tale Heart
  8. N-Poe’s influence on literature
  9. O-An image of Poe’s handwriting or manuscript
  10. G-Poe works as a magazine editor
  11. G-A quote from Poe himself
  12. B-A childhood tragedy is described
  13. I-Poe’s drinking or addiction is discussed
  14. B-Poe’s adoptive father (John Allan) is mentioned
  15. N-Mention of his military service
  16. N-Poe experiences poverty
  17. O-Poe’s mysterious death
  18. I-The Raven is discussed
  19. G-Reference to Baltimore
  20. O-Poe’s funeral or grave is shown
  21. G-A death mask or drawing of Poe appears
  22. G-Mention of dark or gothic themes
  23. O-A poem other than The Raven is shown
  24. O-The phrase “Nevermore” is heard or shown