Question

Which phrases in this excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" contribute to its gruesome atmosphere?
1. scarcely laid the first tier of the masonry
2.a low moaning cry from the depth of the recess
3.furious vibrations of the chain
4.hearken to it with the more satisfaction
5.A succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained form,

Answer 1

The answer to ur question is number 5

Answer 2

The correct answers are: a low moaning cry from the depth of the recess (option 2), furious vibrations of the chain (option 3), and a succession of loud and shrill screams, bursting suddenly from the throat of the chained form (option 5)

A gruesome atmosphere is one that causes countless horror; is extremely repugnant; horrific, etc. In "The Cask of Amontillado," Montresor, the first-person narrator’s of the story, describes how he took revenge on Fortunato throughout a carnival in Venice. Montresor decoys Fortunato into the catacombs with a cask of amontillado, and then he follows the story burning him alive.  We clearly see how this is a gruesome story, and how this phrases above contribuites to make it one.