I think it is present perfect.
They argue about considering the needs for other people. they also argue about her relationship with Dickon.
Bleh ive read this about a month ago. i think at the beggining it was introducing the settings as a darky and stormy felling outside, with the general, a family, and some other people all inside with a fire and coffee. i guess the settings is like a cozy yet tense feeling, since the general starts talking about his journy of the monkeys paw. if u want me to elaborate more or if u need more help, just ask.
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1) <em>The damp ground of the catacombs of the Montresors: </em>this phrase describes a dark place, it makes the audience feel anxious about what is going to happen in the catacombs.
<em>2) -"I drink," he said, "to the buried that repose around us."
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<em>-"And I to your long life."</em>
This dialogue, not only makes the reader feel like a witness but also has an ironical effect, in which he/she can find it funny despite being terrifying.
3) <em>A moment more and I had fettered him to the granite:</em> it intensifies the dramatic irony present in the whole short story.
4) <em>A low moaning cry from the depth of the recess:</em> the words that Poe used to describe the desperation of Montresor makes the reader feel like the very character: confused, anxious, fearful.
There are several different writing styles that shows the irrationality of human existence, but one of the more popular ones is "ironic" which has a bit of a "bite" to it.
