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The Cask Of AmontilladoEssay Preview: The Cask Of AmontilladoReport this essayEdgar Allen Poe uses three kinds of irony in his classic short story horror, The Cask of Amontillado: dramatic, verbal, and irony of situation. The use of irony in this story provides humor and wit, and makes the piece more complex and enjoyable. Dramatic irony.