Vocabulary Warm-up
1. viceroy 2 puissant 3. traduce 4. hegemony 5. redoubt 6. exegesis 7. renunciation
traduced by the student, he was
• After the teacher was ________
sent to the principal’s office for insubordination.
exegesis
• If there is not enough __________
of the text, the reader
will be lost about the theme.
redoubt
• After Anne Frank’s _________
was compromised, she was
sent to a concentration camp.
puissant
• America is a __________
nation that topples those that
come in its path.
• Maria Shriver thought long and hard but ultimately Arnold’s
renunciation of her marriage.
infidelity led to the _________
• Stuffiness in social interaction can be a symbol of cultural
hegemony
____________.
• Because America was quite a distance from Europe,
viceroys
several ________
were appointed to run various territories.
QUICKWRITE
Is safety an illusion?
We like to feel there are steps we can take to keep ourselves
safe. To protect ourselves from theft, we can install an alarm
or add high-security locks. To protect our health, we can
exercise and eat healthy food. But do our precautions really
keep danger away, or do they just give us an illusion of
safety?
Who was Edgar Allan Poe?
 The son of traveling
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actors
Mother died of
tuberculosis when Poe
was one
Father deserted him at
the age of two
Adopted by Mr. and Mrs.
John Allan
Received an appointment
to West Point, but
provoked his own
dismissal
Died a poor drunken soul
•Supernatural horrors
•Focus on the unknown
•Analyzed the effects of good
versus evil
•Looked at myths and legends as
inspiration
Literary Terms
 Allegory – Characters and objects stand for abstract ideas
such as good and evil.
 Symbolism – A person, place, or object that has a concrete
meaning yet stands for something beyond itself
 Plot – Sequence of actions and events in a literary work
Review Terms
 Mood
 Suspense
 Theme
 Tone
Reading Questions
 How is “The Masque of the Red Death” allegorical?
 How do colors play a part in the development of the
plot? Furthermore, there is an emphasis on the most
eastern chamber being blue and the most western
being black velvet and red. Why might this be? Debate
in your groups about the significance.
 Since time is referenced so often, what is its
importance to the story? And what is the meaning
behind the hourly striking of the clock?
 Thought provoking question: How do you think the Red
Death entered the Prince’s abbey that was sealed in
“deep seclusion” from the rest of the world? (Argue
your theory)
Extension Activity
 Write a one to two page description of an
everyday location using descriptive details,
imagery, and figurative language to make the
location seem terrifying.
 Get paper edited by a peer to help develop
the suspense.