Edgar Allen Poe, the author of "The Cask of Amontillado," uses diction to create a dark tone in the story. This can be first seen towards the end of the first paragraph where the narrator states, "I must not only punish but punish with impunity." This quote sets a dark tone because it tells the reader that the narrator is going to kill someone and that they will do so in a way were they cannot face consequences, as told by the definition of impunity. Another example of the dark tone is again by the narrator is in the ninth paragraph on the fourth page. In this paragraph the narrator says "A succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained form." In this quote the narrator is describing the screams
