Edgar Allan Poe uses symbolism in many of his poems and short stories to create two levels of understanding—a literal understanding and a deeper, figurative understanding. Identify a symbol in "The Raven" and "The Masque of the Red Death." Explain what the symbol's hidden meaning is and what effect the symbol has on the work overall.

  This sybols does have many meanins, but here I believe it means mourning.

Explanation:

the primary theme of "elegy written in a country churchyard" is a reflection about the significance of the lives of a group of modest people buried in a rural church cemetery. elegies focus on the death of an individual or group of people, and they generally have a melancholy tone. hope this you all.