What was symbolic about the 7th chamber?

The room was scarlet, the color of blood, which symbolizes death

The room was white and symbolized the joy the people were having at the party

The room was violet and symbolized that only the royal people could enter

The room was green and symbolized prosperity. Only rich people were allowed in the room

We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile What does the mask symbolize?

a covering for all or part of the face,

new beginnings, life, youth, joy, love

A rose with thorns is admirable to the eye, but can cause pain if it is not handled correctly. Which of the following in the best symbolic explanation for the above statement?

People can desire a relationship but if they are unfaithful in the relationship they will cause their partner pain

Roses are pretty but can cut you with its thorns

A girl may be beautiful on the outside and beautiful on the inside

Friendships are great to have and are always desirable.

Which statement expresses the theme of this allegory?

Laugh and the world laughs with you

Why does the appearance of the masked figure fill the company with "terror, horror, and disgust?"

They believe it resembles the Red Death.

People wonder how it got in the castle.

They are worried that it will ruin their masked ball.

People are curious as to the identity of the figure.

When Prince Prospero confronts the strangely masked guest, the prince,

draws a dagger, then chases the masked guest by going from room to room

challenges the guest to a duel and then draws his sword in order to fight

demands that the masked guest leave since he or she was not invited

asks for the mask and costume so that he, the prince, can wear them

What can be inferred from the following quote? "...And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."

All those in the castle die, and the Red Death remains all powerful.

The company could escape death and they survived the Red Death.

The people were afraid of the red death.

At the beginning of the story, what is happening to the people in the country?

They were dying of a terminal illness

They are upset because of money

They were having a masquerade ball

What is the significance of Prince Prospero's name?

It's ironic because it sounds like prosper but his money does not help him evade death.

It is an allusion to a historical event in Prospero

It is ethnic, he is Argentian and a part of the Prospo clan

It is allegory, he is Communist

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Symbolism & Allegory

Symbols allow writers to...

An allegory is...

Water symbolizes

Why does an author use symbolism in their literary piece?

The author describes the setting with darkness around the main character. The darkness represents a problem that the character may be facing. What could this problem be?

Literary work in which characters and events are used to represent abstract concepts; a highly symbolic work.

Allegory must include

Traveling through a tunnel symbolizes

Symbolism allow writers to...

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