The Cask Of Amontillado By Edgar Allan Poe

The plot structure poll uses in his short story “the cask of amontillado” is that of the flashback. His plot structure provides information about events that happened earlier but are central to the point and movement of the story. This allows Poe to fill in all the important details of the story as he moves from conflict to climax. By slowly using these past events and circumstances that have occurred between these characters Poe is able to build the tension in the present moment of the story. As the reader learns more about the circumstances that have brought these two men to where they are the evil and diabolical nature of Montresor’s plan is brought into light. Compose use of flashback is very effective in that it allows the reader to be