Poe has played a major impact in literature and television as we know it today by being the founder of the detective fiction genre, his unique use of irony and symbolism, implementing satire and bestowing hoaxes, which led to literature and the lifestyle we know today. ... One of the most well-known fictional characters in literature is the famous Sherlock Holmes. ... The character Dupin shows that Edgar Allan Poe was not only a master mind of horror but also the originator of most elements in today's detective fiction shows and literature. Another reason Edgar Allan Poe is the maste...

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In this paper it will refer to a style of literature. A very good example of this type of literature is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... His form is gigantic and he is resistant to the elements and to hunger. ...

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In this essay I will examine how Poe utilizes plot elements, style, narration, setting, theme, symbolization, and literary devices in order to create such a horrific and suspenseful masterpiece. "The Cask of Amontillado" weaves all the plot elements together in such a way as to keep a readers attention throughout the entire story without wanting to put it down. ...

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Around these interests grew a whole body of literature [That] provided Poe with a literary milieu perfectly adapted to his taste and talent."3 Besides frightening subjects like death, disease, dark setting, haunted locations and others, characters who exhibit madness4 are the gothic elements incorporated in number of his stories, like for example in, "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Berenice," and, "The Cask of Amontillado....

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In the story, Poe incorporates nearly every known element of great Gothic literature, including the character of Lady Madeline. ... Every story of his that possesses Gothic elements has some sort of truth to it. ...

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These three elements take 6 a murder story and twist it in such a horrid way that it's frightening to read, Poe knew what he was writing and succeeded in evoking the emotions he wanted fooled with. ...

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