Poe iscalled“mad” or“insane”A deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsMentionof hismilitaryservicePoe’sinfluenceonliteraturePoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownDeath ofa lovedoneA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownTheRaven isdiscussedPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedA quotefrom PoehimselfAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptUniversityof VirginiaismentionedPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedMentionof dark orgothicthemesPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe’smysteriousdeathThenarratorcalls Poea geniusReferencetoBaltimorePoeexperiencespovertyPoe worksas amagazineeditorPoe iscriticizedorridiculedThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”A deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsMentionof hismilitaryservicePoe’sinfluenceonliteraturePoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownDeath ofa lovedoneA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownTheRaven isdiscussedPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedA quotefrom PoehimselfAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptUniversityof VirginiaismentionedPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedMentionof dark orgothicthemesPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe’smysteriousdeathThenarratorcalls Poea geniusReferencetoBaltimorePoeexperiencespovertyPoe worksas amagazineeditorPoe iscriticizedorridiculedThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeart

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