Edgar Allen Poe's “The Masque of the Red Death” is about a man named Prince Prospero and his attempts to stave off a dangerous plague. The plague is known as the Red Death. He plans to avoid the plague by hiding in his abbey, with other revelers at a masked ball in the abbey's seven rooms. Through the locked doors, the mysterious figure makes his way into the party and causes the death of all the masqueraders. This story is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death. Poe has one of the most unique writing styles of any author. His best-known works of fiction are Gothic, a category to which “The Masque of the Red Death” belongs. It establishes recurring themes, physical signs and appearances, and other details of a Gothic nature. In this particular story, Poe's sentence structure is clear and defined. Two parts can be noticed in his sentences. These parts are structure and color. It has many short sentences that come together to build a larger whole. Paragraphs are either very short or very long. Each long paragraph describes only one thing. The first long paragraph describes the Red Death, while the second describes Prospero's castle retreat, the third long paragraph describes what happens next, and the fourth describes the clock. The shortest paragraphs are usually made up of short, structurally simple sentences. They have one or two small details which, as previously stated, form a larger whole. Poe uses this structure to display himself in the color part. Much of the color and life of his writing comes from his choice of words. However, not all of his sentences are short. Sometimes he puts in a massive sentence like this: "his pendulum has swung to a...... middle of paper...... realm." He decides to lock himself in his abbey to create a place where he will be safe from death and will thus be able to live his life without fear. His kingdom was the last obstacle in his life. At the end of the story, Death was able to pass through Prospero's locked doors and enter the refuge. The Red Death was able to come in and destroy everyone. The Red Death held unlimited dominion, meaning that Death's reign has no boundaries and it conquers all. It's easy to see the ending as a warning against madness. How could Prospero really think he could escape death? Either way, death is inevitable. Prospero and the partygoers were bound to die sooner or later, but death came early because they locked themselves in a castle with no way out. It is useful to remember that Poe's main goal in writing was to create intense emotion in the reader in order to provide a better experience..