The Cask Of Amontillado 'And The Sniper'

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How often is a story read, without the reader fully comprehending what the story's meaning or message is trying to convey? With the use of literary elements, it helps the reader understand the story. To begin, literary elements like situational irony, dramatic characterization, and mood are used in a writing to help interest the reader, connect with the characters, or discover the theme in a short story. First, in "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Necklace", and "The Sniper", situational irony draws a reader's attention and makes the stories livelier. Second, the dramatic characterization in "The Destructors", "Marigolds" and "A Haunted House" aids the reader in connecting with the characters to understand the stories. Third, the moods of "The Pedestrian", "The Rocking-Horse Winner", and "Repent Harlequin Said the Ticktockman" reflect the theme of the story for the reader to determine from the work. Once again, the use of literary elements in a short story contributes to the reader's …show more content…

To start, the situational irony in "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Necklace", and "The Sniper" make the short stories unpredictable and more interesting to the reader. First, in the story "The Cask of Amontillado", Edgar Allan Poe places situational irony in what the character, Fortunato, is wearing. Fortunato is wearing a motley costume when his "friend", Montresor, brings him into the vaults and buries him alive. Fortunato's costume in the catacombs is ironic because the outfit gives a happy, fun feeling when in reality, Fortunato is following Montresor into the catacombs to die. Next, in "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, the use of situational irony is at the end of the story when the main character confronts her friend. Madame

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