Imagery And Symbolism In The Masque Of The Red Death

Poe uses a lot of images and symbolism in “The Masque of the Red Death”. Imagery is when somebody uses describing words to make a mental picture, Symbolism is where They make something mean something but you have to Think outside of the box to figure it out. “The redness and horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores”. This is Poe's intro sentence so already he is using imagery in his story. Another example is “These windows were of stained glass whose color varied in accordance with the prevailing hue of the decorating of the chamber into which it opened”. This gives you a clear image of how the windows look. “And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like