Question

Part A

Read these sentences from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"Enough," he said; "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough."

"True—true," I replied.

Which literary technique is employed in these sentences?

humor

withholding information

pacing

foreshadowing
Part B

Why does the author use this technique?

to produce surprise

to create a humorous tone

to build suspense

to show realism

Answer 1

Part A B?
Part B C?
@Bearclaws72 @Elsa213

Answer 2

@Allison

Answer 3

It's not withholding information lol

Answer 4

oh darn

Answer 5

Which one do you think? For part A.

Answer 6

D

Answer 7

Foreshadowing?

Answer 8

mhm

Answer 9

A warning or a future event.

Answer 10

I agree with wateva Allison says. e.e

Answer 11

I wouldn't say D >.<

Answer 12

Lol

Answer 13

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Answer 14

I think humor.

Answer 15

Clarification:

"Enough," he said; "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." -Fortunato

"True—true," I replied. -Montresor?

Answer 16

Huh?

Answer 17

I read this a long time ago. Wondering if those are the people who were speaking

Answer 18

If those are the people, then I would want to say irony, as Fortunato does not die from a cough (as he somewhat foreshadows), but by starvation (from being walled into a niche).

Montresor is the one who built the wall.

Answer 19

Humor is an enticing answer, since it is a literary device intended to make the reader laugh. One might laugh if they knew how Fortunato would die, and see the irony in his statement.

Answer 20

Well he's like, "I shall not die of a cough" that's funny.

Answer 21

I would say that's subjective (depending on the reader). The humor isn't clear unless you know about how he dies. The statement in itself is foreshadowing, and that's what I would go with.

Answer 22

what about part B

Answer 23

D?

Answer 24

One of the primary reasons why authors use foreshadowing is to build "anticipation" of the events to come.

"I shall not die of a cough"

We sometimes joke of not dying of something in real life. You can take that literally and leave it at that.

But, that statements leaves the question of, what will you die of?

Answer 25

It's that suggestion of "how is this character going to die?"

When you start to see authors making slight suggestions about a character that seems like foreshadowing, you are probably right. They want to build up that suspense, and keep you on your toes, and thus, engaged with the book.

Answer 26

So, C.

Answer 27

mhm

Answer 28

I would go with C