“CASK OF AMONTILLADO”Partner Practice

Point of View, Tone, and Voice

“The Cask of Amontillado”• Divide a sheet of paper in three sections. Title one “Point of View,”

one “Tone,” and one “Voice.”

• For point of view – What point of view is used to tell the story (Omniscient, First-person, or Third-person Limited)? • How do you know? Provide a list of examples from the story that support your

chosen point of view.

• For tone – list one adjective that describes the overall tone of this short story. • Find three quotes or lines from the story that support and reveal your chosen

tone. • After each quote or line, explain how it supports and/or reveals the tone

specifically.

• For voice – discuss the overall voice of the short story. • Also, discuss and clarify the use of an unreliable narrator and/or persona.