The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe (1842)
A canonical Poe short suitable for close reading of tone, diction, symbolism, and point of view in middle-to-high school classrooms.
Quick Facts
- Grade band: Grades 7–10 (+11–12 depending on your classroom)
- Maturity: 5
- Reading stats:
- Accessible — FKGL: 3.5 | 446 Words
- Abridged — FKGL: 7.3 | 725 Words
- Original — FKGL: 10.7 | 2,418 Words
- Access status: Requires unlock