In this essay I will examine how Poe utilizes plot elements, style, narration, setting, theme, symbolization, and literary devices in order to create such a horrific and suspenseful masterpiece. ... In its surface were two iron staples, distant from each other about two feet, horizontally. ... The story begins around dusk, one evening during the carnival season in an Italian city. ... "The Cask of Amontillado" is a powerful tale of revenge. Montresor, the sinister narrator of this tale, pledges revenge upon Fortunato for an insult. ...

• Word Count: 2072
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is a haunting tale of passion, privilege and biting physical labour, of men and women moved by compassion and driven by the power of dreams - sometimes even to murder. ... When Patrick came to Toronto he tried to forget about his past, and tried to make a new beginning: "Now, in the city, he was new even to himself, the past locked away." ... Discuss this statement and show how your critical understanding of the text has been strengthened by at least two different readings. ... Two such interpretations are the Post-Modern and Post-Colonial readings of In the Skin of a Lion. These two ...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School