Exploring Beneath the Surface: Irony in Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (Part Two)

Learn how to identify use of verbal and dramatic irony in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" in this interactive two-part tutorial. Students will also examine how Poe's use of irony with first person point of view affects the story. This tutorial is Part Two of a two-part series. In Part One, students read and analyzed the first two excerpts from the story. In Part Two, students will read and analyze the last three excerpts from the story.

Make sure to complete Part One first! Click HERE to complete Part One.
Resource ID#: 167872 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 35 Minute(s)
Keywords: Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado, verbal irony, dramatic irony, first person point of view, first person narrative, first person POV, point of view, narrator, English Language Arts, Montressor, Fortunato, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning, fiction, ELA, short stories, dark humor, POV, American literature, literature, fiction, English, Language Arts, spooky stories
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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