According to Montresor, revenge would not be successful if... he was recognized by his victim.
he was punished for getting his revenge.
the victim wore bells.
no one knew what he had done.

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor