Referenceto TheTell-TaleHeartA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownThenarratorcalls Poea geniusA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsA quotefrom PoehimselfPoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureTheRaven isdiscussedPoe’smysteriousdeathUniversityof VirginiaismentionedPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedPoe worksas amagazineeditorAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptMentionof hismilitaryserviceThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoeexperiencespovertyPoe iscriticizedorridiculedDeath ofa lovedonePoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”Achildhoodtragedy isdescribedPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedMentionof dark orgothicthemesReferencetoBaltimoreReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownThenarratorcalls Poea geniusA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsA quotefrom PoehimselfPoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureTheRaven isdiscussedPoe’smysteriousdeathUniversityof VirginiaismentionedPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedPoe worksas amagazineeditorAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptMentionof hismilitaryserviceThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoeexperiencespovertyPoe iscriticizedorridiculedDeath ofa lovedonePoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”Achildhoodtragedy isdescribedPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedMentionof dark orgothicthemesReferencetoBaltimore

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