Question

How does Poe heighten the mood of suspense and terror toward the

end of the story?

A: He focuses on the details of the costume that Fortunato is wearing for carnival.
B: He describes Fortunato's urgent sounds: clanking, moaning, screaming, and the
jingling of his hat.
C: He makes Fortunato believe that Montresor is playing an elaborate trick.
D: He has Fortunato collapse from drunkenness before Montresor chains him to
the wall.

Answer 1

The correct answer option is B. He describes Fortunato's urgent sounds: clanking, moaning, screaming, and the jingling of his hat.

Step-by-step explanation:

'The Cask of Amontillado' is a short story which was written by Edgar Allan Poe and was published in November 1846.

The theme of the story revolved around a man who was on a mission to take a fatal revenge on someone who, he considered, has insulted him.

The writer, Poe, heightened the mood of suspense and towards the end as he describes Fortunato's urgent sounds: clanking, moaning, screaming, and the jingling of his hat.

Answer 2

B: He describes Fortunato's urgent sounds: clanking, moaning, screaming, and the jingling of his hat.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question above refers to "Barril de Amontillado" the work of horros written by Edgar Alan Poe. This story tells of a man who, out of revenge, decides to lock his enemy in a wall, while he is still alive, to make him suffer and face death in a slow, torturous and painful way. This man manages to fulfill his wish and at the end of the story we have an intensified atmosphere of terror and suspense, when Poe writes about the urgent sounds of Fortunato: clinking, moaning, screaming and the clink of his hat.