1. The Cask of Amontillado
By Edgar Allan Poe ( 1846 )

2. Poe the Author Poe introduced horror and detective fiction.
This story was his last story; published in 1846
Poe’s primary concern was “unity of effect,” which means that every element of a story should help create a single emotional impact.
Poe’s greatest fear is being buried alive!
Poe passed away on October 7, 1849

3. Setting
Carnival is a holiday. It has evolved to the Christian observance of Lent.
In anticipation of fasting (not eating meat for forty days), Christians would overindulge to bid farewell to meat- eating.
Carn= Meat Val= Farewell

7. Pre-Reading Vocabulary

8. Cask
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
Syn. Barrel, jug

9. Amontillado
variety of sherry (wine) from the 18th century
Syn. wine

10. Impunity
exemption from punishment
Exemption, pardon

11. Motley
costume of a jester (joker)
costume

12. Niter a mineral from potassium, an old word for sodium.
Poe uses it to refer to the Saint of the Niter
Syn. Minerals

13. Mason
craftsman who works with stones
Syn. Brick Layer

14. Catacomb
an underground cemetery or passageway, especially one consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs.
Syn. Tombs

15. Crypt
chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
Syn. Catacomb

16. Nemo me impune lacessit
Latin phrase
Translation: No one can harm me unpunished.
An eye for an eye.
Revenge

17. Figurative Devices Think about The Most Dangerous Game
Foreshadowing –
to show or indicate beforehand
Think about The Most Dangerous Game

18. This story is told in first person point of view.
Montresor is the narrator.
Pronouns: I, me, we, our

19. Verbal Irony
Verbal irony
occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite.

20. Situational Irony
Situational irony
occurs when an event contradicts the expectations of the characters or the reader.

21. Dramatic irony
Dramatic irony
occurs when the reader or audience knows more about circumstances or future events in the story than the characters within it.

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