Poetry
What is the poetry equivalent of a paragraph?
a stanza
Why does the narrator decide to kill the old man?
Because of the old man's eye
What is the narrator's name?
Montressor
What is the setting of the poem?
nature
What is an inference?
An educated guess based off of the text
What do you call each "sentence" in a poem?
a line
Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
Under the floor
What does the narrator say is Fortunato's weakness?
His love of wine
How does the setting affect the poem?
The snake can appear and disappear so it adds mystery
Name something you may be asked to infer from a text
Character motivations, what is going to happen, relationship between characters, etc
What is imagery?
Descriptions using the five senses
Who is the speaker talking to when telling the story?
the reader
Why does Montresor decide to get revenge on Fortunato?
He insulted him
What two things is Dickinson comparing in the line "The grass divides as with a comb"?
The snake separating grass and a comb separating hair
What steps can you infer Montresor took in preparing to kill Fortunato?
Finding the space, setting up the chains, having the stones there to make the wall
Name a famous poet other than Edgar Allan Poe
Walt Whiteman, Emily Dickenson, etc
Why does the speaker eventually confess?
The sound of the heart beat drives him crazy
What is Fortunato wearing when Montressor tells him about the Amontillado?
A jester's outfit
What line suggests that the speaker is scared of the snake?
Lines 23-24
What sort of sounds do you infer you would hear during the scene where Montresor is trapping Fortunato
Mice, water dripping, chains rattling, etc
What is one type of poetry? (example: Haiku)
Sonnet, free verse
What does the speaker say in the first sentence to create suspense?
That he is not crazy
What animal does Montressor claim is depicted on his family coat of arms?
A snake
Why does Dickinson use the imagery of "whip-lash" in line 13
To show the snake can move quickly and surprise you
Infer a deeper meaning for the "narrow fellow" beyond a literal snake—what might the creature symbolize about life or danger?
The fear of something unknown or you are not familiar with