Edgar Allan Poe Unity Of Effect

Edgar Allan Poe’s theories start with the unity of effect, followed by the brevity of a work of art, the appeal to emotions, a rejection of allegory and didacticism, the ideal subject matter for art, epic poem's being a non-poem, and the importance of emotional response. Poe was known to dismiss most of the literary work of the 18th century which was brought up of mostly satire. He greatly emphasized on unity of effect in many of his various critical writings, wanting the author to use their own effect so the readers can have an emotional connection to the short stories. Poe used writings that would often help the reader understand the narrator’s feelings, thoughts and emotions.

In the The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator of the story identified