Cask of Amontillado- Edgar Allen Poe- Foreshadowing

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most highly acclaimed authors of all time. His short story “The Cask of Amontillado” displays a lot of his unique talents which made him so real revered. One of the most prominent literary elements of this story is foreshadowing. “The Cask of Amontillado” uses many different forms of foreshadowing throughout the story. Some of the ways it is shown are through the conversation of the main characters, the …

…up to a big ending. Foreshadowing is a very effective literary element which Edgar Allan Poe utilized wonderfully. Showing he reader little bits of what may be to come gives us an interest in the story and keeps us thinking. Through the use of the characters dialogue, the setting and the smaller details surrounding the characters, the reader is given much to look forward to when reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”.