Quick Comprehension Check (Monday, October 23rd)

What is the definition of an "unreliable narrator"?

• readers are generally confused by the story the narrator is trying to tell; there is no clear plot structure

• readers know that they can't fully trust that what the narrator is telling them is true or accurate

• a character in the story (not the narrator) who lies all the time

(a)   is the unreliable narrator of Cask of Amontillado.

• Montresor
• Fortunado
• Luchesi

Olivia, Sophia, and Oliver are discussing a literary device that contrasts expectations and reality. Can you guess which device they are talking about?

• connotation

• irony

• unreliable narrator

• suspense

Is this an example of irony?

"'Come,' I said with decision, ' we will go back; your health is precious. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. You are a man to be missed.'"

• Yes

• No

Match the following types of irony:

• outcome is contrary to what's expected

• verbal irony

• audience knows more than a character

• situational irony

• saying one thing but meaning another

• dramatic irony

James and Sophia are searching for an example of verbal irony in Cask of Amontillado. Which of the following excerpts from the short story should James and Sophia choose?

• when Montresor and Fortunado both repeat, "the Amontillado"

• when Montresor says to Fortunado: "My dear Fortunado, you are luckily met"

• when Fortunado frequently coughs throughout their journey through the catacombs