Edgar Allan Poe's Life
Poe’s young wife, Virginia, died of this illness, which deeply affected his writing.
What is tuberculosis?
Flat character
What is the main CONTEXTUAL symbol?
What is wine
These are some of the main themes found.
What is revenge, pride, deception, and death?
This is the point of view of the story.
What is first person?
]This American author was born in 1809 and died in 1849, known for his dark and mysterious tales.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Round character
What is Montresor
What is the ONE UNIVERSAL symbol that our group talked about?
What is bones
This emotion and desire lead Montresor to punish Fortunato showing this theme.
What is revenge?
He is the narrator who tells the story.
Who is Montresor?
Poe is credited with creating this genre, thanks to stories like The Murders in the Rue Morgue.
what is detective fiction?
What is the type of irony found in this story?
What is situational irony and verbal irony
What is the name of the wine that Fortunato wants to try with Montresor?
Amontillado
Montresor's carefulness and trickery towards Fortunato shows this theme.
What is deception?
This is one effect of telling the story from Montresor's point of view.
What is that it lets readers see into the mind of the killer?
POES Stories often explore this mental state.
what is madness
What type of verbal irony does this story have?
He plans a death and thinks of revenge while being polite to Fortunato.
What is the name of the wine that Montresor gives Fortunato first?
Fortunato’s arrogance and confidence in his wine knowledge show this theme.
What is pride?
Since the story is told only by Montresor, this is how readers experience Fortunato.
What is through Montresor’s biased or unreliable perspective?
this poem by Poe features a talking bird and the haunting refrain “Nevermore.”
what is the raven
What situational irony takes place in this story?
What is the second universal symbol used in this story?
What is palace
The story’s dark conclusion, where Fortunato is sealed away forever, reveals this final theme.
What is death or the outcome of revenge?
Poe may have chosen first-person narration for this reason.
What is to create suspense and show Montresor’s twisted thoughts?