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ENC1102 English Composition 2
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Essay 1 Assignment
A Response Paper on Edgar A. Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”
1. Read the pdf of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado
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2. Write a response paper on one of the topics below. Consult
Writing About Literature, p. 1089 in your textbook (
Response
Paper, p. 1134, Fifth Edition; p. 1192, Sixth Edition). Read the sample papers provided. You will use the MLA style format and the Word 2016 template and will print, staple, and submit your essay as a Word document.
3. Choose one of the following topics to base your essay on:
· Characters and conflicts in the story
· The setting of the story (time and place)
· Symbols in the story
· Instances of irony in the story
4. This being your first essay, I suggest you write about the setting of the story.
Essay 1 is due on
Wednesday, January 25.