Short story analysis of: The Cask of Amontillado By: Edgar Allen Poe In one of Edgar Allen Poe's best-known Tales of horror, "The Cask Of Amontillado," he suggests that pride can be a very dangerous thing. ... Poe also implemented styles of realism and gothic into this story. ... Poe's use of symbolism is very creative from the names of the characters to the types of wines named in the story. ... Another literary device Poe used many times in this story was foreshadowing. ... Poe used more than just irony and foreshadowing in his story he also had auditory imagery and gothic im...

• Word Count: 2072
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is the story of a man who leads another man into the catacombs of Italy to commit murder upon him. ... Thirdly, though he hides it well from the man upon whom he will commit the murder, throughout the story Poe gives us many foreshadowing hints of the narrators plan. ...

• Word Count: 1282
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School