The Raven and The Cask of Amontillado

"The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe are typically dark pieces of literature by the great American author. Poe's use of mystery and darkness in both poems sets the tone for what will lead to a horrific ending for both main characters in each of his works. Despite the fact that "Cask of Amontillado" is a short story and "The Raven" is a poem, the imagery used in each is quite …

…end in a somewhat horrific manner. Both pieces of work mention that the events are occurring around midnight and Poe even goes so far as to mention that "The Raven" is set in December, a time when his native Baltimore is usually in the throes of a long winter. The main difference in the two works is that "The Raven" advances frantically while "Cask of Amontillado" is more methodical in its plot development and diction