Poe’smysteriousdeathPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”An image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownDeath ofa lovedoneA quotefrom PoehimselfPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoeexperiencespovertyPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedPoe iscriticizedorridiculedPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartUniversityof VirginiaismentionedReferencetoBaltimoreTheRaven isdiscussedPoe worksas amagazineeditorMentionof hismilitaryservicePoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedThenarratorcalls Poea geniusMentionof dark orgothicthemesPoe’smysteriousdeathPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”An image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownDeath ofa lovedoneA quotefrom PoehimselfPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoeexperiencespovertyPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedPoe iscriticizedorridiculedPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartUniversityof VirginiaismentionedReferencetoBaltimoreTheRaven isdiscussedPoe worksas amagazineeditorMentionof hismilitaryservicePoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedThenarratorcalls Poea geniusMentionof dark orgothicthemes

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