In the short story, The Masque of the Red Death, the author uses symbolism and figurative language throughout to help the reader to be more involved in the story. What is symbolism? What is a symbol the author uses in the story, and how does this symbol help the reader better understand the story? Be sure to use textual evidence to support your answer. You must include exact quotes from the text with line or paragraph numbers. Use ACEE format discussed to properly answer the question.

Read the excerpt from "a defence of poetry.” poetry thus makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world; it arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life, and veiling them, or in language or in form, sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news of kindred joy to those with whom their sisters abide—abide, because there is no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit which they inhabit into the universe of things. poetry redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man. which details from the excerpt provide more information about shelley’s idea that poetry "makes immortal all that is best and most beautiful in the world”? check all that apply. arrests the vanishing apparitions which haunt the interlunations of life sends them forth among mankind, bearing sweet news to those with whom their sisters abide no portal of expression from the caverns of the spirit redeems from decay the visitations of the divinity in man