Last week we read “The Masque of the Red Death”, by Edgar Alan Poe and had to write about it. I have attached the writing from that assignment. This week I have to read the Raven, by Edgar Alan Poe and then compare and contrast the Raven to the Masque of the Red Death. The essay must have a debatable, persuasive claim and focus on specific points of comparison.

Your essay should be in MLA Style and approximately 500-750 words, not including the Work(s) Cited page. As with most academic writing, this essay should be written in third person. Please avoid both first person (I, we, our, etc.) and second person (you, your). Cite all sources

In the upper left-hand corner of the paper, place your name, the professor’s name, the course name, and the due date for the assignment on consecutive lines. Double space your information from your name onward, and don’t forget a title. All papers should be in Times New Roman font with 12-point type with one-inch margins all the way around your paper. All paragraph indentations should be indented five spaces (use the tab key) from the left margin. All work is to be left justified. When quoting lines in literature, please research the proper way to cite short stories, plays, or poems.

I have attached both short stories and the assignment to compare to from last week.

Please avoid writing in the first person.

Please include cites and sources.

Thanks