How does Edgar Allan Poe personify the clock?

Answer 1

The clock of ebony is in the 7th room- the room of death. It symbolizes the impending doom of the guests and the Prince, in other words, it is their life ticking away. When the clock stops ringing, that is when the Prince dies and his time in life is over. Another representation would be that it is the connection to the outside world. It interrupts the gay happiness of being safe inside the walls by reminding the guests of the terrors going on in the outside world (i.e., the Red Death epidemic). Time is continuing beyond the walls just as it is within them.

Answer 2

In "The Masque of the Red Death," Edgar Allan Poe personifies the clock as a figure of death, ominously marking the passage of time and reminding the characters of their mortality. The clock's chimes create a sense of impending doom, symbolizing the inevitability of death that even the wealthy cannot escape. It serves as a haunting reminder of the fleeting nature of life and the inability to control time.