Question

Select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"At the most remote end of the crypt there appeared another less spacious. Its walls had been lined with human remains, piled to the vault overhead, in the fashion of the great catacombs of Paris. Three sides of this interior crypt were still ornamented in this manner."

A.Irony/sarcasm
B.Characterization
C.Tragic resolution
D.Setting

Answer 1

D. Setting. The passage is describing the location, AKA the setting.

Answer 2

D. Setting

Step-by-step explanation:

The main element that is being used here is that of setting. The setting of a story refers to the place and context in which the story takes place. This can be a particular location, but it can also include a time period or social context. In this example, the author describes the crypt, which is the physical location in which the story takes place.