Edgar Allan Poe Essay

1. According to the first paragraph, what characteristics of the Red Death ca-ca it such(prenominal) a august disease? * The characteristics of the Red Death that make it such a horrible disease are the prof manipulation amounts of blood, sharp pains, sudden dizziness, and the seizure.2. Describe in detail Prosperos invention for escaping the epidemic. * Prosperos plan for escaping the epidemic was to gather a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from his court and keep them inside a wall. The courtiers brought massy hammers to weld the bolts. Within the wall the people basically rejoiced to keep away from the Red Death.3. What do the ebony clock and its arresting chimes chip in to the plot? Can you think of any symbolic look on the clock might have? *4. What symbolic evidence can you find in Poes use of the following? * A. the number sevenB. the use of colors, especially the black and scarlet in the seventh style C. the movement from east to west in the sequence of the room s and throughout the story 5. In your opinion, how does this allusion add a layer of meaning to this story? *6. The want of parental affection, wrote Poe has been the heaviest of my trials. Explain wherefore Poe would make such a statement. *7. What prominent military academy did Poe attend? Did he graduate? Why or why not? *8. In great detail, comment on Virginia Clemm.*9. Why is much of what we know about Poe legal injury?*10. Poe is widely known for inventing what type of story?*