“The Masque of the Red Death”

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Advertisements

Story Elements 6th grade RELA.
Two Wolves Human Nature and Personal Choices. Objective: Students will respond to questions regarding the duality of human nature and the choices we make.
“The Masque of the Red Death”
UNIT 4 C.P. 9 Lecture Notes. Symbolism  What is a symbol?  Often an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we attach unusual meaning and.
F EBRUARY Allegories/Symbols. D O N OW Librarians pass out all reading materials Do Now: How can an author’s life influence a text? Describe how.
Day 1 “The masque of the red death” is a allegory.
“The Masque of the Red Death”
“The Masque of the Red Death”. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Edgar Allan Poe ( ) Known for what type of literature?
Poe Continued October 21, 2014.
 Simile = compares two unlike things by using the comparative words like or as to suggest they are one and the same thing.  Example: “Life is like a.
What is an Allegory: A type of story in which the characters, settings, and events are an interconnected series of SYMBOLS. The deeper or symbolic meaning.
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Friday, November 30 th Topic: Understanding Allegory Level: Applying and Synthesizing Agenda: 1.Finish “The Masque of the Red Death” 2.LMG – Allegory Poster.
MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Edgar Allen Poe. ALLEGORY A narrative work with two levels of meaning – the literal and the symbolic All or most of the characters,
“The Masque of the Red Death” Edgar Allan Poe. SYMBOLISM Prince Prospero = prosperity Prosperity (n.) – the condition of enjoying wealth, success, or.
“The Masque of the Red Death”
“The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe
Allegory and Symbols 1. Party guests
Honors English 9 Lecture Notes
“Masque of the Red Death” English II Academic. Theme  Looking at plot:  Prince Prospero and friends attempt to escape death in his castellated abbey.
Symbolism and Allegory
“The Masque of the Red Death”
The Color Wheel Claire Heider The Primary Colors.
Literary Device Tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text.
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Warm up Why do diseases like Ebola strike such a widespread panic among people? Classroom Talk: Share your ideas with your pod Write to Learn: What ideas.
Do Now Define: Symbolism
Blue room---CALM/TRANQUILITY Purple room—ROYALTY Green room---LUCK/ENVY Orange room ---CAUTION White room---PURITY/PEACE Violet room ---FEMININITY Black.
“Masque of the Red Death” By Edgar Allen Poe. Allegory a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life or.
Literary Devices and Terms: Write ‘em, Learn ‘em, Love ‘em.
Reading Log notes: “Masque of the Red Death” Background: Allegory--narrative in which characters and/or settings stand for abstract ideas or morals Allegory--narrative.
Elements of Poetry Allegory. What is an Allegory An allegory is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are.
Wednesday, September 3 rd and Thursday, 4 th 10 th Literature  Turn in Grammar Pre-tests  Notes on Symbols  Read “Masque of the Read Death” on own Page.
Looking at plot  Prince Prospero and friends attempt to escape death in his castellated abbey (Cause)  Death overtakes them all (Effect)
Symbolism and Allegory. [End of Section] A symbol is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached a special meaning. What Is.
“The Masque of the Red Death” Objective: Analyze how symbolism is used in the story.
“The Masque of the red death”
Unit 4: Obligations within Society.  You live your life according to ideas and assumptions about what the world is like – that’s your philosophy  The.
WHITE BOARD CHALLENGE Masque of the Red Death. WHAT DO YOU THINK MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH WILL BE ABOUT, BASED ON THE NAME OF THE STORY?
KPAK Presents....
The Masque of the Red Death By: Julia Ornatowski, Danny Zhang, Sofia Moskvicheva, Antonio Mangual.
John Steinbeck THE PEARL.  A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with the meanings that lie outside.
LORD OF THE FLIES. SYMBOLISM is an object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself, often of a more abstract nature.
Symbols and Symbolism in Literature. What are symbols, and where do they come from? A symbol is often an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to.
Summary A short retelling of the main details of a longer piece of writing. For a short story, a summary should include: A topic sentence that gives the.
“The Masque of the Red Death” Objective: Analyze how symbolism is used in the story.
Masque of the Red Death.
Evaluating Symbolism, Allegory, and Imagery
What Is a Symbol? A symbol is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached a special meaning. [End of Section]
Allegory and Symbols in "The Masque of the Red Death"
Review for Red Death Test
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe
Masque of the Red Death Symbols.
Pre reading Imagine that a serious contagious illness is spreading across the country. Hospitals desperately need volunteers to help care for the sick.
Understanding Theme Literary Types LAP 1: Short Stories.
Symbolism and Allegory
Symbolism and Allegory
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Masque of the red death steps before beginning one pager
“The Masque of the Red Death”
“The Masque of the Red Death”
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Allegory is a story intended to be read on a symbolic level
What Is a Symbol? A symbol is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal to which we have attached a special meaning. [End of Section]
Symbolism, Allegory, and LOTF
Masque of the red death steps before beginning one pager
Allegory and Symbols 1. Party guests
Masque of the Red Death.
Presentation transcript:

“The Masque of the Red Death”

Symbolism connects the Theme Symbol: a person, animal, thing, event, or idea that represents something in addition to itself heart = love cross = religion or Christianity skull = death red = passion, blood white = purity, innocence what could symbolize life? death? freedom? joy? hate? ***symbols help readers understand the meaning of the story by focusing on specific ideas related to the theme

Symbolism Connects the theme Projected symbolism: The author writers without the intent to make things symbolic, but the reader can draw symbols from the story. Intended symbolism: The author writes with the intent to make things symbolic or representative of something else

Allegory set of recognizable symbols whose meanings combine to convey a message. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.

THEME: One cannot escape his or her fate or death. B. What is the allegorical lesson in the story? (write in the 3rd Person) THEME: One cannot escape his or her fate or death.

He represents mankind's futile attempt to live forever. Prince Prospero Wealth; prosperity He represents mankind's futile attempt to live forever.

The Masquerade Fantasy; escaping from reality

More specifically, the Red Death The Masked Figure Death in general; More specifically, the Red Death

It symbolizes reality; their lives slowly ticking away. The Clock It symbolizes reality; their lives slowly ticking away.

The Seven Rooms Color association 7 phases of life ending in death 7 deadly sins

Going from East to West: Blue Purple Green Orange White Violet Black/Red

Assignment With a partner you need to design an illustration of one of the symbols mentioned on your study guide Prince Prospero The masquerade The masked figure The clock Any of the seven rooms mentioned in the story

Requirements Front: Back: Your poster should include: 1.Illustration of the meaning of the symbol (example: Do not just draw a clock. Show how it represents reality.) 2.Quote or passage of the symbol on the illustration Back: 1.Symbol you chose 2. Explanation for the meaning and use of this symbol as it relates to the theme.

Questions to Ponder How does this symbol help develop the theme that death is inescapable? What could this object represent and why? What is the purpose of this object? Who is affected by the object and how are they affected? Do the colors or description help symbolize the object further?