The Cask Of Amontillado Flashcards
Prevent or make it impossible before hand
Preclude
Punishment
Retribution
One who gets back at someone for a wrongdoing
Avenger
Approach in a challenging or an aggressive way
Accost
Distress or trouble so severely as to cause suffering
Afflict
Bizarre;absurdly awkward
Grotesque
Ending; conclusion
Termination
Repeated following of one thing after another
Succession
hole; gap; opening
Aperture
Plot
The series of events related to a central conflict or struggle
Irony
Words that are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different than their actual meaning
Rising action
The conflict is developed and intensified
Mood
The emotion created in the reader by part or all of a story
Theme
The central idea
Conflict
A struggle between two forces in a literary work
Climax
The high point of interest or suspense
Falling action
Diminishing of tensions
Imagery
Authors use of vivid and descriptive language appeals to human senses
Motif
Any reoccurring element that has symbolic significations
Flashback
A device used in literature to present action that occurred before they present time of the story
Foreshadow
To create expectation of later developments
What is the meaning of the phrase “A wrong is undressed when retribution takes its redresser”
The wrong that has not been corrected when the penalty has overtaken the person it punishes
Why did Montressor take revenge on Fortunato
Fortunato insulted him
When the narrator says he must “punish with impurity” what does he mean
To punish without expectation of being caught
What was Fortunato wearing when the narrator met him? Explain why this is ironic.
A clown hat. He represents the fool.
In your own words, describe the catacombs that Fortunato is led through
Dead bodies on the walls, dark, damp, moldy
What is the setting of the story
It is the catacombs
Why does Montressor make sure Fortunato has drunk a lot of wine
So he will stay drunk
What is LUCHRESI’S role in the story
He is the other wine expert Montressor uses to manipulate Fortunato
Why does Montressor appear concerned about Fortunato’s health
A trick to get Fortunato to go deeper into the catacombs
Exactly how does MONTRESOR get his revenge
Attacks Fortunato
What is the mood of the story? Make a list of words, images, and details that allow you to infer the mood
Creepy, Errie, Moldy
Name the different parts of a plot diagram
Exposition – introduction, conflict – introduced, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
