In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” the literary device of foreshadowing is used to create mystery when Montressor tells Fortunato

Question

A. “You are a man to be missed.”
B. “A draught of this Medoc will defend us from the damps.”
C. “You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain.”
D. “You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy as once I was.”

Answer 1

C. “You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain.”