Question

analyze craft and structure: from the cask of amontillado, edgar
the following passage is from the cask of amontillado by edgar allan poe. the narrator
claims to have sustained insult after insult from his acquaintance fortunato. to lure
fortunato to his home, montresor tells fortunato that he is consulting another wine - expert
about whether some wine is true amontillado. fortunato insists that he will test it himself.
montresor leads fortunato into the vaults under his home. read the passage. then, answer the
question(s)
i took from their sconces two flambeaux, and giving one to fortunato, bowed him through
a long and winding suite of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults. i passed down a long and winding
corridor, requesting him to be cautious as he followed. we came at length to the foot of the
deep descent, and stood together upon the damp ground of the catacombs of the montresors.
at the most remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious. its walls had been
lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead, in the fashion of the great catacombs of
paris. three sides of this interior crypt were still ornamented in this manner. from the fourth side
which of the following elements characterize this passage? choose two that apply
a. blank verse
b. symbolic images
c. realistic plot
d. psychological drama

Explanation:

The passage from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe is full of symbolic images such as the catacombs representing death and entombment. It also has psychological drama as the narrator lures Fortunato with malicious intent, creating tension and exploring the narrator's disturbed psyche. It is not in blank - verse (it's prose) and the plot is not realistic as it involves a pre - meditated murder in a macabre setting.

Answer:

B. symbolic images
D. psychological drama