The Cask of Amontillado
Edgar Allan Poe (1846)
A canonical Poe short suitable for close reading of tone, diction, symbolism, and point of view in middle-to-high school classrooms.
Quick Facts
- Grade band: Grades 7–10 (+11–12 depending on your classroom)
- Maturity: 5
- Reading stats:
- Accessible — FKGL: 4 | 1,017 Words
- Abridged — FKGL: 4.3 | 1,701 Words
- Original — FKGL: 5.2 | 2,345 Words
- Access status: Requires unlock