"The vacant and eye-like windows" of the manor first give the impression that the house is a large face. ... As the narrator is running away at the end, a blood red moon shines brightly through the fissure that rapidly opens and a fierce wind blows up the whole mansion, and the deep, dark tarn closes abruptly without a sound over the remains of the House of Usher. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Edgar Allan Poe is an American writer of the19th century. His writing style is absolutely different from others. He always creates mysterious characters in his writings. In the beginning he was introduced as a poet then he became a famous short story writer of the uncanny, but he kept writing poems....

• Word Count: 2343
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School