By Edger Allen PoeBy Edger Allen Poe

Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe Born on January Born on January

19, 1809 in 19, 1809 in Boston, Mass.Boston, Mass.

Parents died when Parents died when he was very young; he was very young; he was taken in by he was taken in by wealthy relativeswealthy relatives

Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe Poet, short story Poet, short story

writer, editor, writer, editor, literary criticliterary critic

Genres included Genres included horror fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and crime fiction, and detective fictiondetective fiction

Vocabulary: Cask of Vocabulary: Cask of AmontilladoAmontillado

accostaccostTo approach To approach

and speak to and speak to boldly or boldly or aggressively, aggressively, as with a as with a demand or demand or requestrequest. .

impunityimpunityFreedom from Freedom from punishment, punishment, penalty, or harm penalty, or harm

terminationterminationThe end of The end of

something in something in time; the time; the conclusion conclusion

destineddestinedTo be To be determine determine beforehand beforehand

precludeprecludeTo make To make

impossible, impossible, especially by especially by taking action taking action in advancein advance

virtuosovirtuosoA person A person

with with masterly skill masterly skill or technique or technique in the arts.in the arts.

fetterfetterTo restrain To restrain

with chains with chains or shacklesor shackles

reposereposeTo lie To lie dead or dead or at restat rest

imploreimploreTo begTo beg

subsidesubsideTo become To become

less agitated less agitated or activeor active

Context CluesContext Clues

AMONTILLADOAMONTILLADOA pale, A pale,

medium dry medium dry sherry sherry (a (a Spanish Spanish wine)wine) from from SpainSpain

CASKCASKA sturdy, A sturdy, cylinder cylinder container container for storing for storing liquidsliquids

CARNIVALCARNIVAL Carnival time Carnival time

in Spain is a in Spain is a celebration of celebration of the end of the the end of the Lenten season.Lenten season.

catacombscatacombsAn underground An underground cemetery consisting of cemetery consisting of tunnels that lead to tunnels that lead to graves.graves.

troweltrowel A flat-bladed hand A flat-bladed hand

tool for leveling, tool for leveling, spreading, or spreading, or shaping shaping substances such as substances such as cement or mortarcement or mortar

motleymotleyHaving Having elements elements of great of great varietyvariety

PalazzoPalazzo

A large, splendid residence A large, splendid residence or public buildingor public building

masonmasonA person that A person that

works with works with stone or stone or brickbrick

flambeauxflambeauxA A lighted lighted torchtorch

nitrenitreA white/grey A white/grey

colorless colorless powder used powder used in making in making gun powdergun powder