Literary Devices
A Vivid Image Created by the Author for the Reader
What is Imagery?
William Armstrong
Doodle's real name is this
He is a Hunter
What is Rainsford's occupation?
Edgar Allan Poe
The author of The Cask of Amontillado is this person
Mr. Nuttle and the aunt
Who does Vera lie to?
Sarcasm or when you say one thing and mean another
What is verbal irony?
A coffin was made for Doodle
What was made immediately after Doodle's death?
Ivan was the henchman of Zaroff
Who was Zaroff's henchmen?
A Jester
What was fortunato dressed as?
He is afraid of dogs
Why does Mr. Nuttle run according to Vera?
Narrator uses first-person pronouns like "I" and is a character in the story
What is first person narration?
Red birds are bad luck
Aunt nicey says what is bad luck?
By hiding in his room and fighting him Rainsford defeated Zaroff
How does Rainsford win the game?
Pride
What characteristic of both men leads to Montresor’s actions and to Fortunato’s destruction?
The men died in the marshes, hunting.
Why does Vera say the windows are left open?
The difference between these literary devices is one uses like or as
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Brother Don't Leave Me
What were Doodle's last words to his brother?
The ability to reason
Why does Zaroff likes to hunt humans?
Fortunato injured him 1,000 times and ventured upon insult
Why is Montresor seeking revenge?
Highly Imaginative Fiction
What is Romance?
"I will not die of a cough" "True, True" is this kind of irony
What is dramatic irony?
Pride is a wonderful and terrible thing
What did the brother say was a wonderful and terrible thing?
A Pit filled with sharpened spikes and covered with leaves to disguise it
What is a Burmese Tiger Pit?
Revenge to the families enemies
What does the Montresor family motto promise, and to whom?
Mr. Nuttle does not know anyone in the countryside.
Why does Vera decide to lie to Mr. Nuttle?