Allan Poe’s short story "The Masque of the Red Death‚" symbolism is used and seen many times. Some things in the story‚ when taken at face value‚ seem peculiar and confusing‚ such as the different colored rooms in the hallway‚ the purpose of the giant ebony clock‚ and the reasoning behind the guests’ way of hiding their faces behind their masques. However‚ if assessed properly‚ the true meanings of these seemingly insignificant details are revealed and in reality have a heavy influence on the true meaning
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Carter wants to convey in this story. Another current use of luxury language which Carter uses is eccentric language. In The lady of the house of love we read things which seem to be out of the ordinary. “ In the centre is and elaborate catafalque‚ in ebony” This implies the luxurious setting which the story is set because of the use of the luxurious materials used. Yet it is also conveying that there an eccentric object which is not normally to be shown in
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inevitable and time is running out. In “The Masque of the Red Death” Poe uses symbolism of the clock to develop the theme of death is inevitable and time is running out. As the clock strikes and all are quiet‚ Poe writes‚ “And‚ anon‚ there strikes the ebony clock which stands in the hall of velvet. And then‚ for a moment‚ all is still‚ and all is silent save the voice of the clock”(Paragraph 7). This example show the clock make people uncomfortable because the passage of time is inevitable. Through symbolism
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In the abbey‚ there is a huge ebony clock that rings every hour. Each time it rings‚ the musicians of the orchestra temporarily cease their performance and the rest of the partygoers also pause whatever they are doing. Bits of negativity begin to arise in the reader’s mind when they
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Each guest‚ including the Prince‚ stop when they here the chime of the ebony clock. The ebony clock symbolizes death. The individuals‚ who have come to the party‚ believe that they have escaped the "The Red Death". The truth is that they have only prolonged their lives for a short period of time. Each time the clock chimes‚ everyone
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I wiped away my tears with relief. “Drums!”‚ I replied confidently. After three years‚ the music school decided to organize a recital. I wanted to do a piece with my sister‚ but I knew we needed more instruments. I invited Ebony‚ a singer‚ and Stephanie‚ a pianist‚ to jam. Ebony was shy and kept her vocal talent secret‚ but through this newly formed band‚ UPBeat!‚ she came out of her shell as we continued to practice and perform successful covers of Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain and Justin Timberlake’s
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pores‚ with dissolution.” (Poe 496) The reader can visualize this scene clearly in their mind‚ making the imagery refer to death. Poe makes the story a little mysterious by including the huge ebony clock. “It was in this apartment‚ also‚ that there stood against the western wall a gigantic clock of ebony. Its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull‚ heavy‚ monotonous clang; and when the minute hand made the circuit of the face‚ and the hour was to be stricken‚ there came from the brazen lungs of
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