Question

Select the correct excerpt(s).

Answer 1

Answer:

The two excerpts from the story which reflect the fact that Edgar Allan Poe personifies the Red Death are the following ones:

Excerpt 2.

Excerpt 3.

Explanation:

In excerpt 2, the Red Death is described in terms of physical appearance and clothes:

"The figure was tall and gaunt..."

"The mask which concealed the visage was made so nearly to resemble the countenance of a stiffened corpse..."

In excerpt 3, the author refers to the Red Death as a male figure, which makes personification even more evident:

"His vesture was dabbled in blood—and his broad brow..."

"He had come like a thief in the night."

   Poe personifies the Red Death in those two excerpts, since the Red Death, something abstract, is given human form and features. It is exactly what personification, a figure of speech, is all about.

Answer 2

I think the answer is excerpt 1 and 3.