Question

Read the following excerpt from “The Cask of Amontillado” and answer the question. 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 the bones had been thrown down, and lay promiscuously upon the earth, forming at one point a mound of some size. The passage above provides a description of which story element? Character Climax Rising action Setting

Answer 1

The correct answer is "Setting".

In this excerpt, the focus is clearly to provide a vivid visual representation of where the actions are taking place. The author indicates several details about the scenery functioning as backdrop, also inserting hints of a somber tone into the narrative. Often the setting of a story plays an extremely important role in how the characters and actions are developed, or it can even function as a character itself, presenting the protagonists with specific difficulties and conditioning.

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