The Cask of Amontillado

T-rex was a massive carnivore; he was, but despite common theory was only 40 feet long and 14 feet tall (cs3). An encounter with such a colossal leviathan would scare the toughest of men into a state of fear; terrified they will plea to escape from the jaws of death (cs2). Ray Bradbury’s plot really keeps his audience guessing and thinking as to what is to come in the future. The short story, “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury uses figurative language, tone, and imagery to create the mood of…

The passage above demonstrates the wealth of Menelaus by describing the precious metals and expensive material used in the palace. The imagery also creates an extravagant mood. The use of “[…] the echoing mansion” (Homer 126) illustrates the enormous size of the palace, and provides spatial context that depicts an expansive palace adorned with metals and valuable additions, which demonstrates Menelaus’ wealth and power. Furthermore, the comparison of the palace to “[…] Zeus’s court on Olympus”…

Albert Camus is an Algerian-born French author and philosopher. Camus is widely known to be the father of Absurdism, the rejection of a purpose in a meaningless world. One of his very first works, The Stanger, is centered on absurdity. The Stanger is a story about an Algerian clerk who commits murder, but, strangely enough, he is convicted because of his apathy towards his mother’s death. Using his beliefs and experience in poverty/life, Camus demonstrates that the world of The Stranger is…

Mood is the atmosphere for the overall feeling of the piece of literature. Some storing are happy, sad, full of anger or excitement. Edgar Allan Poe, is known for writing stories with an eerie Moon. In his famous story " The Tell-Tale Heart, " Poe cleverly creates a mood of horror. He creates the horrific mood by the setting. The mentally deranged young man who, " every night, about midnight," (39). Another way Poe sets the mood of horror is by the characters. The main character is an insane…

descent. There’s a faint sound of scratching echoing from some part of the catacombs but he pays it no mind. He has only one objective in this place. “Oh Fortunato, how poorly you were named. To have been trapped in such a place with not even the Amontillado for company must surely be rather dreary.” He pauses, letting his silence fill the room in a parody of waiting patiently for a response. But silence is not what Montresor hears in the following minutes. The scratching sounds still persists…

The noir genre was similarly reactionary as its predecessor, romanticism. At the end of the 21st century, the progress and development of the society showed its unlimited abilities and the abandonment of the religious faith. Romanticism and its “eventual child”, gothic genre, was a reaction against the rapidly materializing world and the negation of its former ideals. The beginning of the 20th century faced similar challenges and certain disappointment in the big brave world. The emerging…

Every action comes with a consequence. In Edgar Allen Poe’s, The Tell Tale Heart, the narrator learns this. The man kills someone who bothers him, and believes that his plan is “perfect” enough to end his troubles completely. However, the theme was proven when the man is overcome with guilt after the murder. This message “every action comes with a consequence” is seen throughout the gruesome story in character, setting, and plot. Poe’s story starts out with the narrator pleading his sanity. In…

Ok. So I have no idea what's going on but here's what I think happened... So first, Michael was going over to the sauna to relax. Likely being worried about being one of the scared contestants and being illegible for next killed, Little did he know that the killer had already planned their next murder. They had a black trash bag full of Salt Bae brand salt containers that they used to fill up Steam Tank 1 with. While filling up Steam Tank 1, they also filled up Steam Tank 2 with a stink bomb…

Are you an only child? Do you have siblings? Almost everything in our lives makes an impact on us. Edgar Allen Poe, an american writer, had many things that affected not only him but his writing. Looking back on his life, and maybe your own as reading this, you'll find out what affected Poe’s writing. I believe that we are shaped by ur past. It makes us who we are and affects our future in various important ways. Edgar Allen Poe, Poe for short, was and still is a very well known writer. His…

In this RAFT project, the story of Beowulf is portrayed through a series of comic contents, each drawn specifically to match the original work’s message, tone, meaning, and ideas while maintaining the features of a graphic novel such as detailed dialogue and clear visual renditions of the plot. This was done so mainly by utilizing monochrome paintings and exaggerated dictions and sentence structures. Throughout the graphic novel, the readers should notice that the colors of all the drawings,…