Masque of the Red Death

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Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

• born in Boston, Massachusetts
• moved to Richmond, Virginia

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MORE ABOUT POE

• raised in VA by Mr. And Mrs. John Allen
• biological parents were traveling actors

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MORE ABOUT POE

• biological mother died
• biological father deserted Poe
• never adopted by the Allens

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LITERATURE TERMS PERSONIFICATION--giving
non-humans human characteristics SYMBOL--something
which represents something else
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LITERATURE TERMS ALLEGORY is an entire story
written on a symbolic level. Everything from the
characters to the setting to items described is a
symbol.