Assignment task:
Hello, please answer the following questions based of the short story The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Alan Poe.
1. What is the significance of the setting in "The Cask of Amontillado," and how does it contribute to the overall mood of the story? Give examples from the text.
2. How does the author's use of vocabulary in the exposition establish the tone of the story? Give examples from the text.
3. What effect(s) do(es) the dramatic and verbal irony in the story have on the reader? Give an example of both types of irony to explain your answer.
4. Where is the climax of the story?
5. What message (theme) can we take from the story? Explain giving examples from the text.