Cask of Amontillado Flashcards
1
Q
Author?
A
Edgar Allen Poe
2
Q
Connection?
A
The Doll’s House
3
Q
Why this story?
A
Vanity.
Preserving one’s social status, appearance and beliefs.
Obsession with family name and the stigma they feel they need to uphold.
4
Q
Themes?
A
Pride, classism, vengeance, betrayal, flattery + manipulation, punishment without lawful input, confinement
5
Q
Tone?
A
Gothic, unsettling, dark, gloomy, hidden meanings, ominous, mysterious
6
Q
Diction?
A
Intelligent, exaggeratedly formal, overly correct, vain, arrogant
7
Q
Literary devices?
A
Dramatic + verbal irony, imagery, symbolism, metaphor, simile, unreliable narration, anaphora, foreshadowing
