Edgar Allan Poe: How his Obsession with Death is Portrayed in his Writing
The Masque of the Red Death - Poe. Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 Orphan Married his 13 year old cousin...
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The Masque of the Red Death - Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
• 1809-1849• Orphan• Married his 13 year old cousin • Cause of death unknown• Gothic genre: death, macabre
Vocabulary1. August (adj): inspiring reverence or admiration;
dignified; majestic2. Dauntless (adj): not easily intimidated; fearless3. Eccentric (adj): deviating from the norm; odd4. Impetuous (adj): liable to act without
consideration; rash; impulsive5. Sagacious (adj): having acute mental discernment
and keen practical sense; wise
Pop Culture Vocab• For each adjective, come up with one pop culture figure
that embodies the meaning of the word. • Write a short sentence that contains an appositive to
demonstrate the meaning of the adjective.• Example:
Lady Gaga, a raw meat-wearing pop star, is eccentric
Color Associations
• For each color, come up with as many associations as you can.
• The associations could be words, feelings, or ideas– Blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, black,
red
The Masque of the Red Death
BLUE
PURPLE
GREEN
ORANGE
WHITE
VIOLET
BLACK/RED
Allegory: symbolic representation of ideas or concepts through literal terms
Literal Figurative (Symbolic of …)
Allegory: representation of ideas or concepts through literal terms
Literal Figurative (Symbolic of …)
Writing Activity • Write Prince Prospero’s Obituary– A news article that reports the recent death of a person,
along with an account of the person’s life, and information about the upcoming funeral
• Prince Prospero Epitaph– A short text honoring a deceased person, usually written
in poetic verse, sometimes written as a warning to the reader
Famous Epitaphs• Shakespeare:
– Good friend for Jesus sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here.Blessed by the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.
• Martin Luther King, Jr– "Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty I'm Free At Last."
• Anna Hopewell– Here lies the body of our Anna
Done to death by a bananaIt wasn't the fruit that laid her lowBut the skin of the thing that made her go.