The Masque of the Red Death
Name one of the symptoms of the Red Death.
Profuse bleeding, seizures, sharp pains, sudden dizziness.
What did the masks symbolize?
Fear
where should the thesis statement go in an essay?
at the end of the introduction
Why did Prince Prospero throw a masquerade ball?
To distract his guests from the Red Death.
What is ironic about Prince Prospero?
His name. Because it means "prosperous".
Give an example of foreshadowing in Masque of the Red Death? What happens in the very beginning of the story that predicts what happens in the end?
Prospero sealed the keep and welded the gates so that no one could enter or leave. In the end, none of the guests were able to escape the Red Death.
What was the color of the first room?
Blue
What does the green room symbolize? What life stage and what does the color itself symbolize?
150 points each
Adolescence and Spring
What is a free verse poem?
A poem with no rhyme scheme, no structure
What was Prince Prospero's reaction to the intruder?
He was outraged because he thought that the "man" was mocking them by dressing up as the Red Death.
What did the ebony clock symbolize
The passage of time. Time is limited. Our time is numbered.
how many lines does a sonnet have?
14 lines
What is the mood of the masquerade ball?
Tense or suspenseful. Madness will also be accepted.
Think about this for a moment. The rooms represented the seven stages of life.
So what is symbolic of the rooms being arranged from east (blue) to west (black/red)?
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, symbolizing the life cycle.
What is the theme of the Masque of the Red Death?
Death is inevitable. You can't cheat death. You can't escape death.
What was different about the seventh room, besides the fact that it had two colors?
The ebony clock or the fact that the guests stayed away from it.
Why did the color purple symbolize the life stage of young children?
Because purple is associated with royalty and young children are demanding and difficult to control.
Name the colors of all seven rooms in the correct order.
Blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, black-red.
Word used in the story to describe a ghost
Phantasm
Fill in the Blank
Eric's arms and legs were ________ as he slowly made his way back to the dugout after hitting an inside-the-park home run.
Tremulous