1. T HE C ASK OF A MONTILLADO by Edgar Allan Poe

2. J OURNAL E NTRY Is revenge ever justified? When?

3. T HE C ASK OF A MONTILLADO Verbal Irony- a person says or writes one thing but means the opposite Example: Saying “That’s great!” when obviously it isn’t Dramatic Irony- the audience knows something the characters do not Example: In a scary movie, the character goes somewhere the audience knows is unsafe. Romeo thinks Juliet is dead when the audience knows she is not.

4. M ORE L ITERARY T ERMS : External Conflict Internal Conflict Imagery/Sensory Details Point of View 1 st Person: Narrator uses I, me, myself, we… 2 nd Person: Uses you, yourself... 3 rd Person: Narrator uses he, she, they… Limited: Omniscient:

5. C ARNIVAL

6. C ATACOMBS

9. E DGAR A LLAN P OE

10. P OE ’ S FORMER HOME IN P HILADELPHIA, PA

11. F OLD A PIECE OF PAPER VERTICALLY, WRITING THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN THE LEFT - HAND COLUMN : Imagery/sensory details Verbal irony Dramatic irony In the right-hand column, list examples for each as we read.

12. D ISCUSS : Conflict (internal and external) Point of view

13. Q UESTIONS : How does the author create a frightening, spooky mood? Point of view? Sound imagery? Sensory details? Internal conflict? External conflict? Verbal irony? (when the author says one thing and means something else) Dramatic irony? (when the audience perceives something that the character does not)

14. V OCABULARY W ORDS preclude retribution avenger accost afflict grotesque termination succession apperture

15. C REATIVE W RITING Write an epilogue to this story in which a case against Montresor finally comes to trial. In your epilogue, provide the prosecuting attorney’s closing argument, reminding the jury of any evidence that proves Montresor’s guilt. Then provide the defense attorney’s closing argument. What is the jury’s final verdict? Type in MLA (1-2 pages).

16. E SSAY #21 Do you think Montresor is in his right mind or does he seem unbalanced? Support your answer.