Exploring Beneath the Surface: Irony in Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” (Part 1 of 2)

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. You'll also examine how Poe's use of irony with first person point of view affects the story. You'll read and analyze the first two excerpts from the story in Part One, and the last three excerpts from the story in Part Two.

Be sure to complete Part One first. Click HERE to open Part Two. 
Resource ID#: 128546 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: English Language Arts, point of view, narrator, irony, dramatic irony, verbal irony, Edgar Allan Poe, first person point of view, The Cask of Amontillado, Montressor, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-Learning, third person objective, third person limited, third person omniscient, first person, Fortunato, ELA, short stories, first person POV, fiction, American Literature, literature, English , Language Arts
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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