The Cask of Amontillado
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By Edger Allen Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Born on January
19, 1809 in
Boston, Mass.
Parents died when
he was very young;
he was taken in by
wealthy relatives
Edgar Allan Poe
Poet, short story
writer, editor,
literary critic
Genres included
horror fiction,
crime fiction, and
detective fiction
Vocabulary: Cask of Amontillado
accost
To
approach
and speak to
boldly or
aggressively, as
with a demand
or request.
impunity
Freedom
from
punishment,
penalty, or harm
termination
The
end of
something in
time; the
conclusion
destined
To
be
determine
beforehand
preclude
To
make
impossible,
especially by
taking action in
advance
virtuoso
A
person with
masterly skill
or technique
in the arts.
fetter
To
restrain
with chains
or shackles
repose
To
lie
dead or
at rest
implore
To
beg
subside
To
become
less agitated
or active
Context Clues
AMONTILLADO
A
pale,
medium dry
sherry (a
Spanish
wine) from
Spain
CASK
A
sturdy,
cylinder
container
for storing
liquids
CARNIVAL
Carnival time
in Spain is a
celebration of
the end of the
Lenten season.
catacombs
An
underground
cemetery consisting of
tunnels that lead to
graves.
trowel
A flat-bladed hand
tool for leveling,
spreading, or
shaping substances
such as cement or
mortar
motley
Having
elements
of great
variety
Palazzo
A
large, splendid residence or
public building
mason
A
person that
works with
stone or brick
flambeaux
A
lighted
torch
nitre
A
white/grey
colorless
powder used
in making
gun powder