The excerpt is part of The Cask of Amontillado, a short story by American poet and writer. It is about Montresor looking for revenge. His target is Fortunato, due to some humiliating past events. Through the revenge, the speaker develops the origin of a kind of wine. Diction refers to the selection of words for a phrase or a sentence.
In the excerpt, the speaker chose words with strong sounds, such as "sparkled" ("rk") or "grew warm" (the "r" very close) or "casks and puncheons intermingling." Through this, the author creates a mood of danger and dread.
