"The Fall of the House of Usher," " a short story published in 1939, is one of the most popular fictional narratives of Edgar Allan Poe. ... This mythic tale, and Poe's other terror short stories alike, aims at arousing readers' sense of inner disgust or terror, as Poe himself stated in his preface to "Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque"" (1840) that the terror he meant to create was "not of the Germany, but of the soul." ... To specify, Lady Madeline is a parallel of Roderick Usher; the twin sister is the identical "ghost " to him and haunted him, resulting in his insanity and...

• Word Count: 1692
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Above all of these devices centers Poe's use of diction throughout the short story. ... This is continued throughout the rest of the short story with the use of many similar adjectives and descriptions. ... The goal of Edgar Allan Poe in all of his short stories is to convey one particular effect to the reader. ... I agree, in this short story a man comes to visit his friend Roderick. ... In conclusion I feel Edgar uses both characteristics, human perversity and ratiocination in the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher ...

• Word Count: 1744
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School