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Seminole State College The Masque of The Red Death Discussion

 

Read the Edgar Allan Poe short story “The Masque of the Red Death” I have attached the poem

1) Annotate*

2) Answer the Common Lit questions that are attached with the poem.

*How to annotate (reminder):

  • See an unfamiliar or uncertain word/phrase? Look it up and write it next to the word to aid understanding.
  • See a word/phrase that could have a symbolic meaning or an unusual connotation? Think. Why might the poet have chosen this exact word? Write your best guess next to the word.
  • Is the phrasing the poet is using kind of confusing? Write a simplified version of what they’re saying to aid understanding.
  • Can you sum the poem up in a sentence or two? Write it down.
  • Don’t understand something? Write it down.