Question

read the passage. excerpt from \the cask of amontillado\ by edgar allan poe edgar allan poe is well known for writing short stories with a macabre, or ghastly, theme. in this story, the narrator—montresor—believes fortunato has spoken ill of him. montresor has plotted revenge and lured fortunato into his cellar with the promise of a taste of a very special type of wine, called amontillado. fortunato is having a coughing fit at the beginning of this excerpt. montresor pretends to be worried about him, but he really wants revenge. \ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!\ how does the author create a sense of tension? the author uses flashback to reveal secrets about the main characters. the author intentionally withholds information from readers, leaving them in the dark about the characters motivations. the author uses dialogue to slow the pace. the author uses metaphor to reveal a deeper meaning behind the main characters actions.

Explanation:

In "The Cask of Amontillado", Poe withholds Montresor's full - motivation for revenge from the reader. This lack of information makes readers curious and creates a sense of tension as they wonder what will happen next. Flashback is not used in this context to create tension here, dialogue doesn't mainly serve to slow the pace for tension, and metaphor isn't the main tension - creating device.

Answer:

The author intentionally withholds information from readers, leaving them in the dark about the characters' motivations.