"Masque of the Red Death" & "The Raven" Comparison

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer noted for consistencies in the dark and gothic style in his writing. Poe was a very popular for his short stories and poems which clearly shows his creative brilliance. He was renowned as the master of horror and also known, read, and appreciated for his numerous short stories and poems. His writing is uniquely terrifying and intriguing at the same time, and as well as bring up the question …

…death room, as it was where the prince had fallen. The Red windows were symbolizing blood that would be spilled into that room, for the sun had shun into the room thru the red windows. The clock in the end was also emphasized with color, "stood erect and motionless within the shadow of the ebony clock" (231). The clock was shown as a evil presence which watched everyone die, and it died with them as well.