Group 1 Have you ever read the story The Cask of Amontillado? Do you know what irony is? Did you know there are three types of irony? Well if not… there are three types of irony and they are verbal irony‚ dramatic irony‚ and situational irony. If you want to know more about what the short story The Cask of Amontillado has to do with this situation continue to read. In each section there will be three examples of irony that are related to that type of irony. There will be one real life example and
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The Cask of Amontillado" has been almost universally referred to as Poe’s most perfect short story; in fact‚ it has often been considered to be one of the world’s most perfect short stories. Furthermore‚ it conforms to and illustrates perfectly many of Poe’s literary theories about the nature of the short story: that is‚ it is short and can be read at one sitting‚ it is a mood piece with every sentence contributing to the total effect‚ it is a completely unified work and while it is seemingly simple
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Name ENG 100 Date 11/6/2013 Reading Reflection – Week 3 Quotes Responses “As I wept for Blake I felt wrenched backward into events and circumstances that had seemed light-years gone.” Based on this passage‚ I predict that Blake and his brother weren’t always so close considering they were almost a decade apart in age‚ and that even though they weren’t close‚ he still misses him and remembers the memories from long ago. “I do this because I am a Muslim woman who believes her body is
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Bristol murder Peter Jones is 22 years old boy who lives with his mother in Bridgwater. He works as a lorry driver in Universal Transport Limited. One day he had to take a load of biscuits to Manchester. He started to drive and he turned on the radio to listen the weather forecast. The day will be cold and rainy. When was time for the news Peter turned off the radio but he could listen that a middle-aged man was murdered in Bristol the night before. When Peter was driving in Bristol‚ he saw a
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Fortunato’s Perspective: The Cask of Amontillado. The carnival was in full bloom‚ a whirl of laughter‚ music‚ and masked faces. I was well into the evening‚ having tasted far too many wines‚ each better than the last. But then‚ it was a carnival. The time to indulge‚ to revel‚ and to let the world whirl by in a hazy‚ drunken spin. I remember the clinking of glasses‚ the warmth of the wine‚ and the feel of the mask on my face‚ until Montresor appeared. Ah‚ Montresor. A man I considered a friend
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The Single effect In the story of "The cask of Amontillado" Poe does a wonderful and exceptionally good job of putting into effect his theory of "the single effect". Though the methods used in acquiring this effect be lost on most of the audience due to its subliminal and non-invasive nature‚ the signs are all there and you just need look for them and they may be found. From the very first line written in the "Cask Of Amontillado"; "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I
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Kylie DeSchane Mrs. Kapsner English 11‚ Period 6 28 November 2016 Montresors Cunning Throughout history many men have sought revenge against the people they believed have wronged them. In Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado‚ Montresor gets insulted once again by Fortunato and seeks revenge. Throughout the story Montresor convinces Fortunato to come down into his catacombs and taste the Amantillado he had just received. When they get down there Montresor chains Fortunato to the
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In “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” similar techniques are used to create a sense of tension and menace. The Tell-tale heart uses descriptive narration and a unique persona of the narrator‚ as well as the night time setting which contributes to the sense of menace. The Cask of Amontillado takes a slightly different path towards demonstrating tension menace‚ again the brilliant uses of descriptive and imagery words to describe the setting and set the tone of tension and menace.
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The unity of effect is when the author uses multiple elements to give a specific reaction out of the reader. In The Raven‚ The Cask of Amontillado‚ and Annabel Lee‚ Poe uses the unity of effect to create an ominous and uncomforting mood for the reader in all three texts. In The Raven‚ the literary device of repetition is used. In The Cask of Amontillado‚ setting is used to portray a claustrophobic and frightening feeling. And in Annabel Lee‚ an unreliable narrator is used to create a uncomfortable
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spirituality through nature‚ and the divinity of man. Dark Romanticism does not focus on the optimistic view of man‚ instead it focuses on the unsuccessful attempts of man to make change. In both “The Birthmark” by and Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Dark Romantic characteristics of obsession and violence are displayed by the antagonists when they start to fix the problems of their lives with their own methods. In both stories the main characters experience obsession over
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