ReferencetoBaltimoreA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedMentionof hismilitaryserviceTheRaven isdiscussedThenarratorcalls Poea geniusPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartDeath ofa lovedoneThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”Poe’smysteriousdeathUniversityof VirginiaismentionedAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptA quotefrom PoehimselfMentionof dark orgothicthemesPoeexperiencespovertyPoe worksas amagazineeditorA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsPoe iscriticizedorridiculedReferencetoBaltimoreA poemother thanThe Ravenis shownPoe’sdrinking oraddiction isdiscussedMentionof hismilitaryserviceTheRaven isdiscussedThenarratorcalls Poea geniusPoe’sadoptivefather (JohnAllan) ismentionedReferenceto TheTell-TaleHeartDeath ofa lovedoneThe phrase“Nevermore”is heard orshownPoe’sfuneral orgrave isshownPoe’sinfluenceonliteratureAchildhoodtragedy isdescribedPoe’s wifeVirginia ismentionedPoe iscalled“mad” or“insane”Poe’smysteriousdeathUniversityof VirginiaismentionedAn image ofPoe’shandwritingormanuscriptA quotefrom PoehimselfMentionof dark orgothicthemesPoeexperiencespovertyPoe worksas amagazineeditorA deathmask ordrawing ofPoe appearsPoe iscriticizedorridiculed

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