Poe does not hesitate to use imagery throughout the story. As soon as the narrator is introduced, his observations create an atmosphere of loneliness and despair around the Usher family house. He describes the house’s features “upon the vacant-eye like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter depression of the soul” (Poe 1). The gloomy setting uses imagery to portray the secluded mansion of the Usher’s. The decay represents their isolation driving them …show more content…
Poe uses the characters in the story to portray the feeling of confinement and seclusion from the world. Imagery, allusion, and metaphor collectively show the effects of isolation on the human mind. Poe tries to get his message across in a fearful manner through the heavy use of dark elements of Gothic literature. The feeling of isolation is common in every person’s life, but submitting to it can blur the line between the real and supernatural. Separation from the outside world is harmful and suppresses a person’s ability to live