Stephen King: The King of Horror “The most important things are the hardest to say‚ because words diminish them. Fiction is the truth inside the lie. Monsters are real‚ and ghosts are real too. They live inside us‚ and sometimes‚ they win.” Some of the many themes Stephen King has provided to his audience‚ King has a way of making his readers feel as though there isn’t any good left in the world. He creates stories that draw in his audience and keeps them turning the pages in anticipation to
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poetry and “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe displays this theme clearly. The poem begins with a young man and woman who are in love. They are young‚ but their age cannot undermine the power of their love. Tragically‚ the young woman dies and the blame for her death is placed on the angels. This beautiful poem discusses the different aspects of their love and addresses the supposedly supernatural cause of her death. The most obvious theme displayed in “Annabel Lee” is love. Poe reiterates that their love
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The use of Symbols and Allegory in Edgar Allen Poe ’s ’The Raven ’ The word "gothic" evokes feelings of doom‚ depression‚ death and decay. It suggests old extravagant cathedrals and falling down buildings. "Gothic" also suggests doomed relationships and lost loved ones. Gothic literature is meant to scare readers as well as to remind readers of their own darkness‚ of the darkness that they are capable of being. In the gothic poem ’The Raven‚ ’ Edgar Allen Poe uses symbols and allusions to other
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Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a story about two twin siblings whose lives are dwindling down due to mental and physical illnesses. Roderick and Madeline Usher‚ who live alone together in their family mansion‚ suffer from two different illnesses. Roderick deals with “acuteness of the senses” that causes him to be extremely sensitive to light‚ sound‚ taste‚ and touch. Madeline has more of physical illnesses that lead to pain in her body. Roderick writes a letter to the narrator
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of the themes used throughout the story had been used in King’s earlier novels. Pete going off on his own adventure is reminiscent of “Stand by Me”. In the story Johnny makes a reference to “Christine” which is another book by King‚ which is about a murdering car. Other King stories that alluded to are “Firestarter” in that Pete likes to burn things with his magnifying glass and he defeats the Station Wagon in this manner. Another aspect that I enjoyed about the story was that there was no lesson
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“A Dream” ‚ a piece of gothic fiction‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe as young man around 1827‚ was first published in Al Aaraaf‚ Tamerlane and Minor Poems in 1829. It was later reprinted in The Raven and Other Poems. As a writer‚ Poe thought that this poem along with the others he had written were not worth reading: “I think nothing in this volume of much value to the public‚ or very creditable to myself.” (qtd. in Poe 1845‚ preface) In “A Dream”‚ Poe uses a dream as an escape mechanism for the narrator
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on The Cask of Amontillado Edgar Ellen Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado” published in 1846 depicts an imperfect revenge operated by the narrator on his friend who has insulted him. Poe uses an unreliable narrator who is writing the story for a memoir. At the end of the story‚ the narrator commit the crimes and have a hard time as he has to live with guiltiness for the rest of his life. The title refers to wine as a temptation for humans to do evil things. Poe uses both irony and symbolism
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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
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constant occurrence that I have grown up with my entire life. That being said‚ I have perceived countless stories and anecdotes from families about their loved ones‚ each one being unique and fascinating in its own way. In A Cask Of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allan Poe depicts an ominous tale of death and revenge that I have never heard before. Upon reading and analyzing the text I’ve identified a few things to discuss: In a brief summary‚ A Cask Of Amontillado is a short narrative set in an unknown region
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important part of human history. We have always been preoccupied with the thought of ghosts terrorizing us or our loved ones‚ or zombies rising from their shallow graves to come and feast on a lonely person’s innards. However‚ “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe shows the idea of the supernatural in the short story. Some may argue that there is a supernatural presence in this story. However‚ it is quite clear that the narrator is insane‚ a drunkard‚ and plain crazy as demonstrated by a sudden blaze‚
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