Setting
This is the town you are currently in.
Fall Creek
He is the unfortunate victim of horrible murder, and a lover of vintage wine, in a drunken stupor for the majority of the story.
Fortunato
This is the country the story took place in.
Italy or France
You are about 1 cm taller in the morning than you are when you go to bed because the cartilage in your spine compresses throughout the day. Due to that fact, how many books has Mrs. Kampa read this year?
51
These are the TWO most common elements in setting
Time and Place
Fortunato's very name (lucky, blessed, fortunate) is an example of this this kind of irony because his fate is terribly unfortunate.
Situational Irony
This shared interest Fortunato and Montresor have creates the setting, and trap, for the rest of the story.
Wine tasting or wine connoisseurship
This is the number of EXTERNAL Person vs. conflicts.
5
True or False: The social environment setting involves geographical locations and architectural details.
FALSE!
Social setting involves cultural, political, or social conditions.
The name of the vengeful narrator of the story, who orchestrates a perfect murder.
Montresor
This is the place where Montresor keeps other human remains, along with his vintage wines.
The catacombs
This term used on a plot diagram is the MAJORITY of the story.
Rising Action
"The sky was grey and foreboding. Something in ME told me to turn away from this dreadful place".
This is an example of what category of setting?
Emotional or Psychological Setting
The name of the man used to ragebait Fortunado into going deeper into the wine cellar of the narrator.
Luchesi
This white powdery substance coats the ceiling and walls of the "wine cellar".
Nitre (NY-tur)
This is the term for the epilogue (after the conclusion) of a story in our plot diagrams.
Denouement
What is the difference between setting and conflict?
Setting is the when and where of the story
Conflict is the central problem of the story
This is the society Fortunato belonged to.
The Masons
How does the setting of the story reflect Montresor's emotions for Fortunato?
Write ONE well thought sentence.
The dark, damp, and gloomy catacombs symbolize his hatred, anger, and desire for revenge against Fortunato.
This is the number of short stories we have read in English 9.
6