“The Cask of Amontillado” Vocabulary
Directions: Define the following words, draw a picture, and
write a new sentence using the word. Remember to
highlight the vocabulary word in the sentence. You will
have 15 minutes to complete this. If you don’t finish in
class, it will be homework due tomorrow. (Make flashcards)
1.Impunity (noun)- Exemption from punishment
2.Unredressed (adjective)- Not to set right
3.Retribution (noun)- Something given as a
punishment; repayment
4.Fettered (verb)- To chain up
5.Precluded (verb)- To prevent; make impossible
6.Catacombs (noun)- Underground buriel grounds
7.Niche (noun)- A recess in a wall
8. Rampart (noun)- a mound used for protection
9. Surmounted (verb)- to overcome
10. Rapier (noun)- A long slender two edged sword
11. Abscond (verb)- To run away secretly and hide
12. Recess (noun)- An indentation or small hollow
13. Immolation (verb)- to destroy
14. Palazzo (noun)- A palace
15. Distilled (verb)- To purify by extracting impurities
“The Cask of Amontillado”
15 minute writing in Composition
Book as Entry # 4 (Pre-IB):
Discuss a time in your life in which
someone did you wrong and you took
umbrage on them and wanted to get
revenge on him or her. What did they
do, and how did you plan your
revenge? (Tell the story of your
revenge.)
“The Cask of Amontillado”
1. Define Surrealism and discuss how this story is
“surreal.”
2. Define Hyperbole and give an example from page
61.
3. What can you infer about the character of the
narrator from his dialogue with Fortunato on pg. 62?
4. On pg. 64, why is the narrator’s family motto or
coat of arms appropriate? How is the narrator’s
translation of it ironic? Explain
5. How does the narrator continue to manipulate
Fortunato?
6. How does Poe create a frightening, spooky
mood? Discuss
7. Define foreshadowing and give examples of
it on pg. 64.
8. Who is Luchesi, and why is he an important
character in the story.
9. What point of view did Poe choose to narrate
this story and explain why he chose this point of
view.
10. What is the climax of the story?
11. What ultimately happens to Fortunato and
Montresor?