Answer the following…
1. Montressor
encourages Fortunato to leave the catacomb. Why doesn’t Fortunato leave?2. Draw a detailed picture of Fortunato moments before his death.
3. What’s ironic about the last 3 words of the story?
4. BONUS: What’s ironic about the title of this story?
Summarize each page of the story.
To be collected
tomorrow:
Answer the following questions about “The Cask of
Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
1. Why did
Montressor repeatedly offer to let Fortunato leave the catacomb? 2. What did Montressor “dislike” about Fortunato?
3. Why did Montressor keep mentioning the niter?
4. Who was Luchesi and what was his profession?
5. Draw a picture of Montressor’s coat of arms (see pg. 289)
6. List the order of emotions that Fortunato experiences once chained to the wall. (starting on pg. 291) There are 8 total.
7. How does Poe show us that Fortunato is getting more drunk? List 2 examples.
8. Poe uses both Latin and Italian language in this story. Write down one example of each language from the story.
9. Take out your Literary Terms packet and review definitions of: mood, irony, foreshadowing, imagery
a. Write down 8 examples (2 of each) of mood, irony, foreshadowing, imagery from “Cask of Amontillado” (pgs. 286 – 292 in textbook or http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/amontillado.html) – DIRECTLY QUOTING THE TEXT - WORD FOR WORD for each example
ENGLISH homework:
Finish the 9-question “The Cask of Amontillado” assignment
(see handout) including…8 examples (2 of each) of mood, irony, foreshadowing,
imagery from “Cask of Amontillado”
Study for “Lesson Three” vocabulary test on Friday (the test
will have a word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the
correct vocabulary word for each sentence)
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Use this Quizlet to study this week’s vocabulary
words on your device?
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