The Cask of Amontillado “Paint It, Black” Literary Terms and Analysis

Lesson Plan 1. Play “Poe biography” video 2. Group activity Connect six activity each group will gather 5 facts to share with the rest of the class from their category: a. Edgar’s Family b. Edgar’s education C. Edgar’s troubled life (any flaws or trouble he had) D. Edgar as a writer (successes, jobs, etc) 3. Go over lit terms 4. Trailer for “The Cask of Amontillado” 5.

Literary terms to know… Protagonist: the person which the action of the story revolves around. Antagonist: the person or force in conflict with the protagonist. *Setting: the time and place of a story. Flashback: break in chronological order of story to reference events from the past. Point of view: (1st person). *Symbolism: something concrete represents an idea bigger than itself.

The three types of irony Situational irony: a situation one would not expect Verbal irony: sarcasm; saying the opposite of what one means. Dramatic irony: where the audience knows more about what is happening on stage than the characters seemingly do.

Traditional Plot Line: Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the a causal arrangement of events and actions within a story.

Traditional Plot Line: 1. Exposition: the introduction of characters and setting 2. Rising action: the introduction of conflict. 3. Climax: the high point of action in a story; the crisis 4. Falling action: the settling of the plot 5. Resolution: the tying up of loose ends

Diction Diction is word choice that the author gives and how that choice contributes to the meaning of the piece. It is the difference between fragrance and odor. Both words mean smell, but one has a positive connotation. The other has a negative connotation.

Importance of setting: catacombs; party outside (Carnival) Setting: the time and place of a piece How does the setting effect the reader’s experience? Which characters do we connect with Carnival? Which character do we connect with the catacombs?

Symbolism: Fortunato: dressed in Motley Montressor in the black robe

Irony in the story Verbal irony: Saying one thing and meaning another (sarcasm) Does Montressor really want him to go back? Does Fortunato understand this? “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. (is he really “luckily” met?) Situational irony: a situation that one would not expect; a fireman’s house burning down for example. Fortunato said that he wouldn’t die of a cough. Would one expect him to contemplate his death as he knows nothing of Montresor’s plan to kill him?

Connotation vs denotation All of the following words and phrases refer to "a young person," but their connotations may be quite different depending, in part, on the context in which they appear: youngster, child, kid, little one, small fry, brat, urchin, juvenile, minor. Some of these words tend to carry favorable connotations (little one), others unfavorable (brat), and still others fairly neutral connotations (child). Calling a young person a brat lets our readers know at once how we feel about the rotten kid (Nordquist).

Understanding a character through actions / words Understanding a character through actions / words. (indirect characterization) Montressor tells Fortunato that he will get Luchesi’s advice Montressor tells him to turn back time and time again as it is the best interest of his health. He repeatedly feigns concern for his health. What do Montresor’s actions / words say about him?

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Vocabulary Flambeaux; rapier; pipe of amontillado

“Paint It, Black” by the Rolling Stones Paint It, Black I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes I see a line of cars and they're all painted black With flowers and my love both never to come back I see people turn their heads and quickly look away Like a new born baby it just happens every day I look inside myself and see my heart is black I see my red door and must have it painted black Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue I could not foresee this thing happening to you If I look hard enough into the settin' sun My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black I see the girls go by dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes Hmm, hmm, hmm,... I wanna see it tainted, tainted black Black as night, black as coal I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky I wanna see it tainted, tainted, tainted, tainted black Yeah! Hmm, hmm, hmm,...

Compare / Contrast ; Analyze “Paint It, Black” “The Cask of Amontillado” 1. What are the literary terms found in the song? 2. What are the significant symbols in the song? 3. What lines stand out to you? Why? 4. What is the implied meaning of the song? What is the theme (universal idea perpetuated by the song)? How is the song like Cask? How is the song different?

Key symbols: Symbol: something concrete that stands for something bigger than itself Key Symbols: Red door The color red is associated with love. Door is a symbol of opportunity. Why do you think he sees a red door and he wants it black? Girls in summer clothes; What comes to mind here? Do summer clothes have a specific idea tied to them? Are they happy / sad etc.? Line of black cars (symbols of …) New born baby: symbol of …hope / innocence Green sea / blue sea (rebirth) Green is the color of youth / blue is a color of stability / cleanliness / purity How do these symbols help us understand the underlying / deeper meanings of the lyrics?

Work Cited Nordquist, Richard. “Choosing the Best Word: Denotations and Connotations.” Grammarabout.com. http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/connotations. htm.