Irony In The Masque Of The Red Death

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Most people think they can escape death, but they are dead wrong. The story Masque of the Red Death is by Edgar Allan Poe. The story is about a prince trying to escape the dangerous Red Death. The short story takes place in the 14th century in a small kingdom in Europe. The reason I enjoy this story because the dancers thought they can be safe but someone or something ruined their day. The literary devices includes irony, symbolism, and allegory. Edgar Allan Poe shows a many examples of irony. In Masque of the Red Death Prince Prospero decided to take his specific group of people to escape the horrendous red death, but a masked figure came to crash his party. The type of irony is situational because the price did not expect the red death

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