Question

Which of these is the BEST literary analysis writing? A. I found several examples of figurative language used in this story and another technique I saw was the use of dialogue to show conflict between characters. B. It is almost as if the reader is there with the men, feeling the damp cold and seeing the bones piled eerily along the walls. C. The reader descends into the crypt alongside the characters. Because of Poe’s use of dialogue and details. D. Poe’s mastery of suspense was illustrated in “The Cask of Amontillado.”

Answer 1

Answer :

The following option from “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe is the best literary analysis writing :

A. I found several examples of figurative language used in this story and another technique I saw was the use of dialogue to show conflict between characters.

Some examples of figurative language used in the story are :

1. Hyperbole in the line "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could."

2. Metaphor in the line "He turned to me and looked me in the eyes with two filmy orbs."

3. Simile in the line "The Nitter hangs like moss upon the vaults."