But no walls can stop death because it is unavoidable and inevitable. Visual descriptions in the story are used to symbolize the death that came to a dark, unkind and ignorant prince. ... This dark manner in which the castle was decorated conforms to the image of the Prince being a ruthless, uncaring ruler. ... In the final scene, Prospero had to "confront" the Red Death. ... His ultimate enemy was his refusal to except death as it comes. ...

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He struggled through life having to deal with the death of his parents and being tossed around through foster care. ... This resembles a time of death and decay. The dark tone of the setting introduces the tone of the rest of the story. ... The dark atmosphere and symbolism of the raven illustrates the darkness in Poe's life. ... This is shown when the killer is watching the old man at night, waiting for his chance to strike him to his death. ...

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It's a symbol that death is inevitable. ... The next room is violet and that suggest shadows and a dark time. The last room is black, which obviously represents death. Don't forget that the Red Death walks through all seven rooms and that's a symbol of going through the journey of life from birth to death. When Prince Prospero chases the Red Death, he follows that path, which led to his death in the black room. ...

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The "dark hangings" (Poe 296) and "blood-tinted panes" (Poe 296) were hints of death that they did not want to have anything to do with. Most everyone perceives the final room with death. ... (Poe 270) Although Poe talks of dark and mysterious events, he has such a "glow" (Gates 306) from all the detail that goes into the tale. ... Death came and conquered fast in this anecdote. ... In the end, death will always surmount over all. ...

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In Edgar Allan Poe's poems he writes about death and darkness. Throughout his poems, "The Raven" and "The Bells", Poe writes of death, darkness, and evil. ... Also, some feel that Poe writes about death and darkness because of his drinking problems he had. ... So you can see how Poe used darkness and evil to portray a sense of fear and death. ... He began to write of death, evil, and darkness. ...

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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is a dark reflection on lost love, death, and loss of hope. ... Within the poem Poe divides the characters and imagery into two conflicting aspects of light and dark. ... However, The Raven, as well as the dreary December night shows signs of darkness. These images of light and darkness go even further to represent life and death, the man's hope of an afterlife with Lenore and his fear of everlasting loneliness. ... Without these elements the reader may have never fully recognized Poe's theme of death and sadness. ...

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Edgar Allen Poe was a writer who used a dark and negative theme in his works. ... That is the only way Montresor is able to lure Fortunato to his own death. ... Giving these hints and still being able to lure Fortunato to his death will give him pride in his work. ... Again, this shows that Montresor had wanted to let Fortunato realize how his stupidity led to his own death. ... Poe uses many dark negative themes in his work such as revenge, this short story being a perfect example of his dark works. ...

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In many of Poe's works, setting is used to paint a dark and gloomy picture in our minds. I think that this was done deliberatly by Poe so that the reader can make a connection between darkness and death. ... Although he must rely on his senses alone to feel his surroundings, he knows that somewhere in this dark, gloomy room, that death awaits him. ... Vincent Buranelli says that "Poe is able to sustain an atmosphere which is dark and dull. ... For example, In Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado, " the story opens with a first person narrator (Montresor) speaking about the planning of Fort...

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In Frost's Poem, the setting is a deep dark forest filled with white fluffy snow. ... Another theme, oddly enough, is death. ... Other themes are not as easy to pick out, such as the theme of deepness and darkness. ... Both are deep and dark, but represent different things. The woods represent life, while the sea represents death. ...

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"Annabel Lee," is a tale of two lovers separated by death. ... " "The Raven," is a poetic story of a man who is separated from his love by death and he is trying to accept her being gone forever. ... In both works the narrators believe that angels above are the cause of the deaths of their lost loves. ... In, "The Raven," the man is in his, "chamber," which makes you think of a dark dreary place and he has, "purple curtains," and it is dark outside, "-here I opened wide the door;-Darkness there and nothing more.... The men in both stories are obviously mourning th...

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Edgar Allen Poe uses foreshadowing to suggest an inevitable outcome of death in the story. ... In the story Eager Allan Poe used the words descending and darkness to foreshadow death. ... The black silk and the underground crypt were yet more predictions of death. ... Edgar Allan Poe was a very in depth and had such a dark imagination. ... He used diction, foreshadowing, and symbols to give his story a suspenseful and very dark feeling. ...

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In many of Poe's works, setting is used to paint a dark and gloomy picture in our minds. I think that this was done deliberatly by Poe so that the reader can make a connection between darkness and death. ... Although he must rely on his senses alone to feel his surroundings, he knows that somewhere in this dark, gloomy room, that death awaits him. ... This obviously distorted his ideas of death. what is also ironic about his perceptions about death is that every important woman in is life his 3 or 4 mothers and wife. all died of the same thing. they all died of tuberculosis. ... He li...

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Although the most interesting part is that he was one of the first authors to ever deal with the darker side of life. ... The way that he depicts death and darkness are very strange, it appears that he gets much joy, or rather he is intrigued by it. ... I think this due simply to the fact that we all have a darker side within, whether we like to admit it or not. ... He became so well known for this very reason, his writings gave people an idea of the dark side. ... Death is always associated with sadness, therefore all of his writings are about death, but are really about beauty for Poe. ...

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Stand By Me begins with an extreme long shot of a middle aged man called Gordy, who is sitting in a jeep with in the countryside, reminiscing about the death of his brother. ... It is clear that his death had a major impact on him and that death is realistic. ... The third line of the poem "in sunshine and in shadow" reinforces this, the word shadow being used to contrast the light from the dark. ... This use of figurative language implies the death of the knight. Poe's use of the word "shadow" in every stanza all shared the universal meaning of negativity and darkness...

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The literary merits of Poe's writings have been disputed since his death, but his works have remained popular. ... Poe's work, although bleak and often dark, flowed with an ingenious style unique to him. ... This poem is so completely balanced and whole that it is timeless; the omens of death run deep in this tale of horror. ... His works romanticize darkness and the boundaries of the human mind; they probe the depths of human nature to the extent of chaos. ... The dark, chaotic, and romantic worlds that he created offered an escape from what is real. ...

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Edgar Allen Poe is best known for the dark and gothic nature of his writings. Poe's stories of death and decay can be seen in much of his work including "The Black Cat, " and "The Fall of the House of Usher. " In both of these stories, the main characters and settings are similar in the way that they both are telling of diseases eating away at the person; however, one disease is physically eating away at a family, and the other is a disease of insanity. ... Another critic says, " ˜The Black Cat' is perfect eerie and dark. ... In "The Fall of the House of Usher " the story begi...

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His eyes, with long dark lashes, were hazel-gray. Poe's brain, on the other hand, worked on a different, more darker, wavelength than others. ... Then I opened the door wide, and there was only darkness and nothing else (23-24). I stood there for a long time, peering deep into that darkness, wondering, fearing, doubting and dreaming dreams no being ever dared to dream before (25-26). The silence remained unremitting and the darkness gave no sign (27). ...

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Edgar Allan Poe uses it to hint at the coming death of Fortunato. ... To make the irony be used to the best point, Poe created a dark setting in which death was involved. Many times irony was brought up about the death of the murderer from the victim. ... Since this story revolves around death, many times the irony relates to of the death of a character. ...

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In The Tell Tale Heart the main theme is death. ... Because Poe grew up around death, it is his most often used theme. Poe had a wrong perception of death because as a young child he watched his mom play Juliet who dies in every play plus his mother died for real. ... Since Poe is going after his one goal of terrorizing the reader he sets his stories in dark, claustrophobic spaces or outside at midnight. In The Tell Tale Heart the story is set in a small dark room. ...

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The voice of the poem is that of a man who is struggling with feelings of bitterness and pain because of the death of his love, Annabel Lee. The story seems to be told years after the death of the young maiden, "It was many and many a year ago", yet the tone of voice allows us to see how fresh the pain still is to the man. ... This stunning picture, however, is interlaced with dark images of envious angels, death, tombs, sorrow, and "high born kinsmen", all representative of things, which have conspired to ruin the couple's love. ... Images of beauty, love, and enchantment, contrasted wi...

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Edgar Allen Poe takes the reader through a journey of deceit as the lead character, Montresor, leads Fortunato, a drunken, arrogant man, through a maze of enticements and ultimately to a premature death. Most would agree that murder is not an acceptable response to any act of insult but Montresor has predetermined that death is to be Fortunato's payback for his crime of insults. ... He led Fortunato through the house into a dark and damp underground vault where the image of death becomes clearer and clearer as they walk. ... But even with these signs of impending doom, Fortunato does...

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It treats his favorite theme, the death of a beautiful woman and how to mourn for his lost love. ... A raven comes into his chamber in the middle of a dark stormy night and the speaker sees the creature as a prophet. ... There is uncertainty in the dark of night, anything can happen. ... Aeneas later avenged Pallas" death by killing the jealous suitor. ...

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It can be an insight into the dark and somber world of Edgar Allen Poe. ... He knew that death was an inevitable part of life, it is the price of life, but he tried to fight it as if it was an unnatural part of life. This theme of hardships and death is carried throughout Poe's writings. ... What makes this story different from "The Tell-Tale Heart" is that Poe has added a new element to aid in evoking the dark side of the narrator, and that is the supernatural. ...

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Edgar Allen Poe's feelings are made quite clear; he really poured his heart and soul into the final stanza and captivated the reader who viewed the tragedy of life and death through his eyes. The poem of "Annabel Lee" has a fairytale style, with images representing the dark side of Poe's imagination. He uses symbols of death like the kinsmen, the sepulcher and the never rising stars. ...

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The gothic genre focused on darkness, death, isolation and caution either in the behavior of one person toward another or within an individual's own selfhood (poemuseum.org). ... This being said, his depressing life helped with his inspirations for his dark stories. ... Despite all of the many trials he faced as an adult, the mystery surrounding his death has lead to many myths. ... Also, Poe believed that the most poetic topic was the death of beautiful women. ... He writes and vents his pain through the poem while he was mourning the death of his wife, Virginia. ...

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