Poetry Terms
This is a comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The "narrow fellow in the grass" is actually this animal.
What is a snake?
Montresor wanted this against Fortunato for insulting him.
What is revenge?
Fortunato was an expert on this beverage.
What is wine?
The story takes place during this festive season.
What is carnival season?
TRUE or FALSE: The speaker in Dickinson's poem feels comfortable around snakes.
This literary device uses descriptive words to create pictures in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
The poem takes place in this type of setting.
What is outdoors (or a grassy area)?
Montresor kept his plan secret and acted this way toward Fortunato.
What is friendly (or he smiled in his face)?
Fortunato was wearing this type of colorful costume during carnival season.
What is motley (or a jester/harelquin costume)?
Montresor tells Fortunato he bought a pipe of this rare wine.
What is Amontillado?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
Montresor says his smile "was at the thought of his immolation." This shows he was keeping his plans ____.
This is where and when a story or poem takes place.
What is the setting?
In line 5, "The grass divides as with a comb" is an example of this literary device.
What is a simile?
Montresor used this technique to trick Fortunato, saying nice things about him.
What is flattery (or reverse psychology)?
This was Fortunato's weakness that Montresor used against him.
What is his pride in knowing about wine?
Montresor told his servants to do this, knowing they would do the opposite.
What is stay home?
In paragraph 76, Montresor calls Fortunato's silence "obstinate." This means Fortunato is being ___.
What is stubborn?
This is the person who tells the story.
What is the narrator?
This phrase from the poem means feeling deeply scared or chilled with fear.
What is "zero at the bone?"
In a staged version, an actor should use this tone of voice when Montresor talks about Fortunato.
What is disgusted?
Montresor threatened to visit this other person to make Fortunato jealous.
Who is Luchesi?
Put these events in order: (a) Montresor runs into Fortunato, (b) Fortunato invites himself over, (c) Fortunato insults Montresor, (d) Montresor mentions the Amontillado
What is: c, a, d, b?
What would be MISSING if "The Cask of Amontillado" were told from Fortunato's point of view?
What is, we wouldn't know that Montresor was angry with Fortunato (or Montresor's true feelings)?
This term describes who is telling the story, such as first person or third person.
What is point of view?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
In line 5, when Dickinson uses the line, "The grass divides as with a comb," what two things are being compared?
(Hint: The way the _____ parts from ____ & the way _____ parts with a ____)
Montresor says this Latin phrase at the end, meaning "rest in peace."
What is "In pace requiescat"?
When Fortunato screams, Montresor does this to make him quiet.
What is yell even louder than him (or surpass his yells)?
This is how much time passed between when Montresor killed Fortunato and when he's telling the story.
What is fifty years (or half a century)?
This quote shows Montresor enjoyed Fortunato's suffering: "The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with..."
What is "the more satisfaction"?