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The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death. Edgar Allan Poe. About the Story. Published in 1842, the same year Virginia contracted TB Considered Gothic Literature Story is an Allegory (a story meant to teach a lesson, used as a symbol). Definitions. masque (n): a costume party

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The Masque of the Red Death

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  1. The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe

  2. About the Story • Published in 1842, the same year Virginia contracted TB • Considered Gothic Literature • Story is an Allegory (a story meant to teach a lesson, used as a symbol)

  3. Definitions • masque (n): a costume party • august (adj): imposing and magnificent • candelabrum (n): a branched candlestick • Piquancy (n): pleasantly sharp quality • arabesque (adj): elaborately designed • disapprobation (n): disapproval • phantasm (n): ghost • habiliments (n): clothing

  4. mummer (n): a masked and costumed person • avatar (n): a symbol • dissolution (n): a bringing to an end • sagacious (adj): very intelligent • castellated (adj): like a castle • brazier (n): a metal bowl used to hold burning coals

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