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Red Masque of Death
Read through and highlight
anything you think is
important to the story
Use of descriptive language
Theme
Setting
Questions
1. How does the suite the party is held in
contribute to the story’s feeling of terror?
Include three details from the story to
support your response.
2. How does the clock described in lines 71-
79 contribute to the story’s developing
suspense?
What does each of the following reveal
about Prince Prospero?
His response to the crisis in his country
(lines 1-12)
His plans for the masquerade (lines 86-94)
His response to the masked figure (lines
144-152)
Allegory
Is a work of art with two levels of meaning.
Characters and objects stand for ideas outside
the work, such as good or evil. An allegory is
often meant to teach a moral lesson, allegories
often feature simple characters and unnamed
settings, somewhat like fairytales.
Examples- Animal Farm, Wall-E, The Lion,
Witch and the Wardrobe
Poe Vs King
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Stephen King
“Danse Macabre” pg 647
1. How does King’s essay help to explain the
success of suspenseful books and movies of
the twentieth and twenty-first century?
Support your response with examples from
your own reading or film viewing
Questions
2. Why according to King, is a closed door
more frightening than what is actually
behind the door (Lines 12-13)? Explain.
3. What elements in “The Masque of the
Red Death” illustrate what King means with
his metaphor of a closed forbidden door?
Explain your answer, citing evidence from
Poe’s story.