Question

Poe believed that a good short story should achieve "unity of effect," meaning that all details, from plot to characters to setting, should all build towards a single mood, emotion, or effect. What is the defining mood of "Masque of the Red Death"? Give 1 example (such as character description, plot details, or setting descriptions) that convey the mood.

Answer 1

Foreboding mood

Step-by-step explanation:

The first pragraph of the story is: "THE “Red Death” had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so

hideous. Blood was its Avator and its seal — the redness and the horror of blood. ......" The descriptino of disease in the beginnning sets the tone that something bad is about to happen

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Edgar Allan Poe used allegory (mood) about death (Red Death = plague), instead of identifying the true nature of disease/plague.

"Prince Prospero hosts a masquerade ball ......, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters ....."