02 “The Fall of the House Usher” Questions Directions: Answer the following questions thoroughly in complete sentences. (42 points) 1. Examine the first paragraph of the story. Choose five terms that Poe uses to establish the atmosphere of the story. Identify the atmosphere that is created and explain why Poe’s diction (word choice) is effective. Oppressively Melancholy Insufferable Depression Ghastly 2. Describe the physical appearance of the house of Usher. 3. Why
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In his short stories‚ Edgar Allan Poe creates characters with deep problems‚ including mental illness and alcoholism. They frequently blame external forces for the problems that ensue and are never honest with themselves as to the root of their issues. Once they think that they have found the source of their problems‚ they try as hard as they can to ameliorate these problems. Despite their efforts‚ they succeed only in unweaving their own connection to physical reality. These characters are unable
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psychological issues‚ and pain. These elements are demonstrated through the Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs‚ “Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving‚ and “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs and “Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe both use the gothic element of pain. Miss Peregrine‚ the headmaster of children with peculiar abilities‚ from Miss Peregrine’s
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with symbolism and foreshadowing‚ creating mystery and allowing the reader to think of the true meaning of the story. For example in Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚
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dad at her house for few days sitting there dead until finally city officials come to pick up his body. Secondly‚ Emily goes to the store to buy rat poisoning. While you might think she is going to use it for a rat infestation around her house that’s not exactly what she uses it for. She uses it to kill Homer Barron and ends up sleeping with him up to 40 years even though he is already dead. Just like the usher in “the house of usher” he was becoming crazy because he thought the house was alive and
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The story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his friend‚ Roderick Usher‚ having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking for his help. Although Poe wrote this short story before the invention of modern psychological science‚ Roderick’s condition can be described according to its terminology. They include a form of sensory overload known as hyperesthesia (hypersensitivity to light‚ sounds‚ smells‚ and tastes)‚ hypochondria (an
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can understand Poe’s knack for stories like The Fall of the House of Usher because of his unprivileged childhood. His father deserted his family‚ and his mother died while Poe was very young (Wiggins 288). He also lived through constant poverty and suffered from depression‚ his only refuge being his wife‚ Virginia‚ who died when she was only 24 (Wiggins 289). The work that will be used in this essay is The Fall of the House of Usher‚ which really touches upon Poe’s style of writing. It’s use
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life. As some of his most famous stories “Annabel Lee”‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ and “The
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Edgar Allan Poe‚ a man who spent much of his life in an endless crisis is known in the today as one of the best authors and poets of all time. Both of his parents abandoned him‚ his father ran away and his mother died at the age of three. For most of his life‚ Edgar Allan Poe lived in Virginia‚ which eventually led to later inspire many of his works. One may wonder what exactly sets Poe’s works apart from others‚ and why he is considered an iconic figure in the world of writing. The suspense and
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include physical signs‚ effects of decomposition‚ and premature burial. In the book Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing by Edgar V. Roberts‚ Poe ’s short stories are written. They are “The Cask of Amontillado”‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher”‚ The Masque of the Red Death”‚ The Black Cat‚ and “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Each of these stories have
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