Hello! So in English class we just finished a unit on Edgar Allan Poe, and since I am an Edgar Allan Poe stan, I thought I would do some reviews! Basically I’m going to give each work a rating out of ten, a small summary, a description of what I thought of it, and a color scheme that I associate it with (cause I feel like it).
Masque of the Red Death 9/10 Prince Prospero attempts to escape a deadly plague called the Red Death by hiding in an abbey. I love the symbolism of this story and the creepiness of the Red Death’s costume, but it’s not my favorite. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple (bright colors basically) The Raven 10/10 A raven represents the narrator’s descent into madness and grief. Obviously an iconic classic, and the atmosphere is amazing. Love Black, grey, purple Annabel Lee 10/10 The story of the death of a beautiful young woman. It’s so beautiful and the imagery is beautiful. I love how creepy it is, especially at the end! pale blues and greys The Cask of Amontillado 10/10 Montresor traps his drunk frenemy Fortunato in a catacombs and bricks him in. I LOVE THIS STORY. It’s so good and so funny black, stone-grey, white, wine-red Murders on the Rue Morgue 7/10 The narrator and his friend solve a murder. Even though this was a great story, it didn’t really feel like Poe, and that sort of bothered me. Orange, dark red, black, fire-yellow The Tell-Tale Heart 10/10 The narrator kills a man and drives himself mad. This was the first work by Poe that I ever read, and I stand by the fact that it is the best introduction to Poe. Red, grey-brown, grey, black That’s all the Poe I’ve read as of now. I want to read The Fall of the House of Usher soon though! Okay that’s it! Thanks for reading. As always, the new Halloween story will be out on Saturday. xo Lena
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aj
10/7/2022 09:55:01 am
i love poe! I've read all of those except for Annabel Lee and Cask of Amontillado. I agree with ur ratings too, except I would give masque of red death a little lower, and I know what you mean about Rue Morgue not being Poe-like, but its still a good story (I think)
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Lena
10/7/2022 01:27:40 pm
yessss also please read cask of amontillado its so good
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Lena
10/7/2022 01:29:17 pm
i read The Fall of the House of Usher last night and i totally reccommend it it was awesome
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