Irony In The Cask Of Amontillado

Symbolism can represent a character, action or a setting. It can also represent, or symbolizes something else. For example, the apple design that all the iPhone’s, iPod’s, and apple computers have, represent, or symbolizes something. The apple symbolizes “A tribute to Alan Turing, the man who laid the foundations for the modern-day computer.” In this world everything symbolizes something or represents someone or a thing. For example, figures symbols, colors, numbers, and letters they also can represent, or symbolize something. For example, the flag of the United States has three different colors, and each color symbolizes something. The flag has fifty stars, each star represents a state, it also has thirteen lines red and whites they represent

They are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Everyone uses some type of irony when they are talking with a friend, or a family member. Authors, actors and singers use them in their stories, poems, t.v. shows and songs, and etc.The most common ironies that Edgar Allan Poe uses in the story of “The Cask of Amontillado”; where verbal irony and dramatic irony.Verbal irony is when you describe something in a way that is other than it seems. For example, when you are in a car accident and you said “Lucky me!” is like saying why me? What did I do wrong? Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something but the characters do not. For example,is like seeing a movie that you have an idea of what is going to happen in the end of the movie. For example, in the movie of Romeo and Juliet, “Romeo thinks Juliet is dead and the audience knows she is not.” That’s what dramatic irony

The author and the readers that had read this article know why Montresor smile to Fortunato. Montresor smile because he knows what is going to happen to Fortunato.

According to the story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” by Edgar Allan Poe. Throughout the entire story they use a lot of symbolism and irony. In this story everything represent, or symbolizes something. Some things also have double meaning.

Works Cited

Lorcher, Trent “ Symbolism and Irony in ‘The Cask of Amontillado’.” Brighthubed education. Bright Hub, Inc., 9 Oct 2013.

Web. 17 Mar 2014. Lorcher, Trent “ Important Irony.” Brighthubed education. Bright Hub, Inc., 9 Oct 2013.Web. 17 Mar 2014. Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Cask of Amontillado.” Heritage of American Literature.Ed. James E. Miller. Vol. 2. Austin: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991.20.