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Literary elements
Characters
literary analysis
Author background
Misc. Literary Terms Used
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A reoccuring element of significance; this is a main idea of a story. i.e. love, loss of innocence, fear
What is motif?
100
His name is Montresor and he is the narrator in the story.
Who is the protagonist ?
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the decision of whether he should kill him and his nervousness to do so
What is an example of an internal conflict in the cask of amontillado
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This is the year and place Edgar Allan Poe was born.
What is 1809 in Boston?
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the setting in ""The cask of amontillado "
What is the catacombs under the palazzo
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The message behind the story.
What is theme?
200
why does the narrator keep saying amontillado
What is?
200
this wine is referred to constantly throughout the story
what is amontillado
200
Besides his poetry and short stories, what other genre of writing is Edgar Allan Poe know for?
What is the detective story?
200
this tactic is used to provide insight on the setting of the story
What is imagery
300
The character with whom the reader is supposed to identify.
What is protagonist?
300
fortunado
who is the antagonist
300
Edgar Allan Poe creates the mood in "The Cask of Amontillado" by using this technique.
What is the repetition of words?
300
what Acadamy did he go to in his youth?
What is west point
300
dark and dreary
What is the tone of this story
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The feeling created by the author of a literary work.
What is mood?
400
Who does the narrator set to kill in ""The cask of amontillado ""?
What is the fortunado?
400
The Cask of Amontillado is being told in this point of view.
What is the first person point of view?
400
Poe died at this age
What is 40 years old
400
Long and complex sentences
What is the syntax
500
The author's use of a tangible element to represent an intangible element in literature.
What is symbolism?
500
The names of the narrator and his victim in "The Cask of Amontillado"
What is Montressor and Fortunado?
500
What does Montressor want from Fortunado in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
What is revenge?
500
This is Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem.
What is the "The Raven"
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the act telling a story
What is narration