MASQUE OF THE RED DEATHAND OTHER THINGS

TEST

ANSWER EACH QUESTION

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BE THOROUGH

DO NOT SKIP QUESTIONS

ANSWER TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY!

YOU WILL HAVE 1-3min EACH SLIDE

GOOD LUCK!!!! (You don’t need it—you’ve got skill and knowledge!)

1.

What is a symbol and how do symbols function in real life?

What is the purpose of symbols in Literature?

2.What is an allegory?

3.

What is satire? How does it differ from a parody?

4.

What is foreshadowing and what tips us off to foreshadowing in books or movies?

FROM MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

What do the following symbolize?

5. Prince Prospero?

6. The Seven Rooms?

7. The Revelers and the Dance?

8. The Clock Sounding Each Hour?

9. The Mummer or Uninvited Guest?

FROM THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

10. How is this entire story an allegory? One sentence.

THINK

11. IF The Masque of the Red Death was about animals that talked instead of humans, it could be called which term below:

A fairy tale

A fable

A parable

A novella

THINK A LITTLE MORE…

12. This one has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH–IT IS JUST A QUESTION:

How is sarcasm different from verbal irony?

GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF

13. Two different types of irony:

VERBAL

SITUATIONAL

DRAMATIC

EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING OR PUT THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES INTO YOUR OWN WORDS…WHAT DO THEY MEAN IN COMMON LANGUAGE:

14. There are chords in the hearts of even the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion. Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equal jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.

THINK ABOUT HOW TO BREAK DOWN WORDS AND SENTENCES AND CHANGE THESE TO MODERN LANGUAGE IN MEANING.

NEXT PASSAGE:15. The whole company, indeed, seemed now deeply to feel that in the costume and bearing of the stranger neither wit nor propriety existed.

NEXT PASSAGE

16. His vesture was dabbled in blood—and his broad brow, with all the features of the face, was besprinkled with the scarlet horror.

LAST MASQUE QUESTION

17. WHAT is the TONE of Masque of the Red Death?

COMMA SECTION!Place commas, possibly semicolons and colons, in these sentences:

18. The English teacher next door Ms. Barrett is very quiet.

19. I have always loved English and I am quite a talented writer.

20. When I go to the mountains my favorite place is Dixie Stampede.

21. Yes there are several football coaches however most of them have very specific roles on the team.

22. At 200 I go to lunch at Henry County High in Paris TN.

23. I buy the following apples oranges peaches and plums.

LAST ONE

Essay:

How does Poe’s use of language make this story more interesting?