In both "Cask of Amontillado" and "The Raven," Poe uses darkness and loneliness to create a mysterious setting. Most of "Cask of Amontillado" is set in the catacombs which are located underground in Italy while "The Raven" is set in an old mansion with one lonely, haunted man. Poe creates a horrific se

While "The Raven" and "Cask of Amontillado" both typify the style Edgar Allan Poe uses in all of his work, they do this in different ways. Both pieces of literature contain the dark imagery that is present in much of Poe's works and both poems 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

The diction and the way Poe achieves the suspense in these works are what separates these two pieces. In "The Raven," Poe uses a strict rhyme scheme and repetition to push the poem long at a frantic pace.

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