Essay Topic 1
The narrator approaches the House of Usher with great trepidation when he sees the disrepair. He is telling the story of visiting a friend.
It might occur to the reader that the main character is the narrator but the story gives very little information about him. Discuss how it affects the story not knowing much about the narrator. Use examples from The Fall of the House of Usher to support your reasoning.
Essay Topic 2
Poe includes a poem, The Haunted Palace, in the story which he later publishes separately.
Discuss the meaning the poem has to the story. Use examples from The Fall of the House of Usher to support your reasoning.
Essay Topic 3
Poe does an exemplary job of portraying gloom, fear and horror.
Discuss some of the techniques Poe uses to elicit the emotions he wants from the reader. Use examples from The Fall...
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