Use Of Imagery In The Cask Of Amontillado By Edgar Allan Poe

One of the figurative language devices present in the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe to develop a theme of revenge, is irony. For example, as Montresor is leading Fortunato to his death, he pretends like he cares about Fortunato’s “severe cold” and even goes as far as to mention that the vault that holds the precious Amontillado is “encrusted with nitre” (Poe,2). In expressing his false concern over Fortunato’s condition, Montresor effectively frames himself as a caring friend, when in truth his intention is the opposite, his goal is to kill Fortunato. Montresor’s desire for revenge is what leads him to using deceptive tactics to lure Fortunato to his demise. Through verbal irony, we see the main theme of revenge

In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” it deals with how someone can turn a seemingly nice night into a horrible and tragic ending. Montresor lures an inebriated Fortunato to show him a rich wine. But in a twist, Montresor chains him up and suffocates him. It uses an exceptional amount of irony, verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. Edgar Allan Poe, author of “The Cask of Amontillado,” writes using three different variants of irony to create an eerie and suspenseful atmosphere within the plot.

In the short stories “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, irony is the main element used. Like many authors, these authors both use irony to their advantage. One story is about a hunter being hunted, an ironic twist, for a reason yet not stated. And the other is about a murder being committed using reverse psychology which takes place in a family catacomb with a fondness for wine ironically enabling the crime.

Between the stories of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Poe, and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” by Ernest Hemingway, the authors are able to control these stories through the use of irony, defined as a “contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality. This can be a difference between the surface meaning of something that is said and the underlying meaning” (http://www.literarydevices.com/irony/). Within these short stories, each author has been able to bring the reader into the story by giving them the opportunity to endure the thoughts and feelings of individual characters which include the taste for revenge, and the bitter truth of a marriage. The way irony is placed into the stories has

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. Perhaps he is best know for is ominous short stories. Two of these stories were "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven." In these short stories Poe uses imagery in many different forms to enhance the mood and setting of the story. In my essay I will approach three aspects of Poe's use of imagery. These three are when Poe uses it to develop the setting, to develop the mood, and to develop suspense. Through out all of Poe's stories he uses imagery to develop the setting. If the setting is established well, you can understand the story better. Some examples of when Poe used imagery to develop the

Without doubt, Edgar Allan Poe’s story is one of the author’s masterpiece. The story is an exhibit of artistic genius with various literary features well incorporated. Among them, irony, defined as, “A figure of speech which is a contradiction or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs”, is the most evident. Allan Poe demonstrates the use of various types of irony throughout the play, which he uses to pass the intended message to the audience.

Edgar Allen Poe creates an atmosphere of horror/suspense in The Cask of Amontillado by using different types of irony. Poe uses verbal, situational, and dramatic all irony at different times in the story. He uses verbal irony when Montresor is telling Fortunato how he is worried about Fortunato’s health, he uses situational irony when he delays having Montresor kill Fortunato, and he uses dramatic irony when he has the audience know that Montresor want to kill Fortunato but not have Fortunato suspect anything; All together, the use of irony creates an atmosphere of horror/suspense. An example of a time when Poe uses irony is when Montresor toasts to Fortunato’s Health. Poe wrote, “[Fortunato] raised it to his lips with a leer.

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe is a story full of irony. Irony is defined as a literary technique in which what appears differs radically from what is actually the case. In addition, irony can be divided into three groups: dramatic, verbal, and situational. Dramatic irony is when the readers notice something before the characters do. Verbal irony is when the characters say something that differs significantly from what they really mean. Situational irony is when the actual result is different from what was initially expected. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Poe combines all of these ironies to tell the story and to construct the personalities of the characters in an entertaining way.

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for dark short stories and poems. “The Cask of Amontillado” begins with Montresor, the narrator, vowing revenge on Fortunato for insulting him. Montresor crafts an intricate plan with two criteria: Montresor cannot get caught in his pursuit of revenge and Fortunato must understand why Montresor is seeking revenge upon him. One evening, Montresor tells Fortunato that he has a Spanish sherry and wonders if it is truly Amontillado, a rare and expensive wine. Montresor insists that Fortunato enjoy the dusk carnival atmosphere, and Montresor will ask Luchesi to taste the wine instead. Fortunato, a wine connoisseur, angrily claims that Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from other different types of sherry, and agrees to help Montresor to determine if the wine is authentic. Montresor lures Fortunato down into his vaults, and keeps Fortunato heavily intoxicated along the way. During their journey through the catacombs, Montresor constantly reminds Fortunato that he can leave whenever he wants; it is the reverse psychology that causes Fortunato to continue following Montresor deeper into the catacombs. Montresor’s reverse psychology manipulates the impaired Fortunato to his own death. At the end of their journey, Montresor chains up the intoxicated Fortunato, and walls him up inside a small room. However, Fortunato’s death may not seem like a surprise since keen readers can predict the ending through

The use of symbolism has been prevalent in literature for centuries. One unassuming item, such as a rose or an anchor, can be used to express a greater meaning beyond the object itself. In literature, authors rely on the use of symbols to add depth to their work. One author that was adept in incorporating symbols into his works was Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was the American bard of gothic short stories and poems.

In the short story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, the author creates irony which develops the theme, vengefulness. Trying to deviously convince Fortunato into his trap, Montresor said, as they were heading down to the basement, “we will go back; your health is precious”, thus convincing Fortunato that Montresor's story was sincere (Poe, 3). The author uses irony to create the general concept of the theme, vengefulness. Irony helps make the short story much more entertaining by developing the characters characteristics, which grabs the attention of readers. Irony is a great literary device to use in short stories because it grabs the attention of the reader, and further develops the theme.

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge." (Poe 179). This quote starts off the story and leaves its readers readers on why its author would write such a dark story? The short story "The Cask of Amontillado" written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1846 tells the story of a man called Montresor who gets insulted by another called Fortunato. Montresor takes this insult deeply and ends up killing Fortunato by trapping him behind a wall and abandoning him. The main theme that Poe explores throughout his short story “The Cask of Amontillado” is revenge, and he may have written this tale in response to the parodies that his rival Thomas Dunn English wrote to make fun of him.

The suspense builds when it becomes clear Fortunato has no clue about his fate. Montresor informs the intoxicated Fortunato of the Amontillado stored in the vaults below. After a little ego-trip, Fortunato convinces himself he must go and sample this grand vintage wine.

The Cask of the Amontillado is set on a dark, warm night on the streets when our main character(Monstresor) greets our victim(Fortunato).This horror story's theme throughout the story is revenge and how it leads up to the climactic moment. Overall I liked how Edgar Allen Poe composed this short story, more specifically I liked the creativeness and the manipulation of the mind. The only thing that I didn't like and didn't agree with, was the reasoning behind Monstresors motive.

A symbol in literature is described as "a person, place, thing, or event that figuratively represents or stands for something else" (Mays, A12). In the short story "Cask of Amontillado," Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolism to establish the true meaning of revenge behind this story. In short, this story is based upon an act of revenge carried out by Montresor over Fortunato. Montresor lures Fortunato into “the catacombs of the Montresors” where he carries out his plan of revenge by ultimately killing Fortunato (Poe, 109). The incorporation of precise decisions on the title, the characters names and the settings illustrates the profound use of symbolism in Poe 's short story.