Analysis of Edgar Allen Poe
Essay by sorryimdre • November 14, 2017 • Essay • 620 Words (3 Pages) • 1,293 Views
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- Is the red death more like the letter A, the letter, or the letter Z?
- The red death would be more like the letter Z. I say this because in the story,"The Masque of the Red Death", Poe writes, "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all" (14), Meaning, death conquers all. So,just as death is the end of life, the letter Z, is also the end because it is the end of the English alphabet.
- Is the red death more like a hammer or a nail?
- The Red Death would be more like the hammer. This is because, a hammer is what finnaly puts the nail in place. The red death acts as a hammer in life. The Red Death "hammers in" the "nail" of death into life. Meaning it ends life.
- Is the Red Death more like A short story, A poem, an essay or a play?
-The Red death would be more like a play. This is because a play includes multiple acts that tell a story and lead up to a conclusion. The red death symbolizes death. Death happens progressively over time through out stages of life.
- Is the Red Death more like Soap or Dirt?
-The red death would be more like soap. Death is in a sense, a "cleansing". I say this because when death occurs in life, It wipes out people or whatever it kills off and that makes space for more things to come. Death acts as soap when it "cleans" away all of the people it kills.
- Is the Red Death more like Fire, Water, Earth or air?
-The Red Death would be more like Earth. The Red Death symbolizes, well, Death. Death is an inevitable part of our lives here on earth,
- Is the Red Death more like a Lock or a key?
-The Red Death is more like a key. This is because, to open a lock, you must have a specific key. Which is comparable to The Red Death and someones or somethings life. Everything will die eventually. The inevitable factor of," Death" or "Dying" ,can symbolize a "key", which is the way something or someone dies and someone or something is the lock.
- Is The Red Death more like a snowstorm or a rainy day?
-The Red Death is more like a snowstorm. This is because a snowstorm usually progressively grows over time. Death grows over time and starts to become more apparent and obvious, just as snow begins to become more visible after it builds up and grows.
- Is The Red Death more like a forest fire or a mountain stream?
-The Red Death would be more like a forest fire. A forest fire starts small but grows and gets wore over time. And when it grows it also begins to wipe out whatever it engulfs in its path. Just as Death, progressively grows over time and kills off things in its course. The circle of life.
9.Is The Red Death more like a TV game show, a soap opera, a situation comedy, or a drama?
-The Red Death would be more like a TV game show. In life your choices and decisions factor in on how you will die and how death will reward you. Just as in how a TV game show ultimately depends on your choices and steps to determine if you win or lose.
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