Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery like no other writer has or ever will. His use of imagery and tone grab the reader’s attention from the beginning. In most of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, he uses the concepts of tragedy and death to make the reader want to read more and more of the story. He also uses the concept of nighttime, specifically midnight, to convey his point that terrible things happen when it is dark outside compared to when it is in the daytime. Edgar Allan Poe creates a dark tone through use of imagery in “ The Raven,” and “ The Cask of Amontillado.”
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “ The Raven,” the author uses dark words or phrases to convey his tone. At some points in the story, the author uses many dark words, almost too much; to describe …show more content…
In medieval France, the French used the catacombs to bury dead people. The catacombs under Paris, France contain hundreds of thousands dead citizens and soldiers. In “ The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor uses the seclusion and deepness of the catacombs to bury Fortunato alive. If Fortunato screams for help, nobody will be able to hear him because the catacombs are so deep underground. You probably are thinking, what did Fortunato do to Montresor to make him want to bury him alive? Well, Fortunato disowned Montresor’s legacy and family name, which ruined his career as a wine expert. Montresor felt obliged to get back at Fortunato. Also, Montresor’s family motto is “ No one injures me without getting punished.” Montresor got revenge by asking Fortunato to come try some wine that was supposedly in the catacombs. As you already know, the wine wasn’t there and instead, Montresor buried Fortunato alive. All of this information ties back into my original claim, which was that Edgar Allan Poe uses the catacombs to symbolize where dark things happen. This claim ties back into my main claim, which was that Edgar Allan Poe creates a dark tone through the use of …show more content…
They believe that he may create a mysterious tone or happy tone or even no tone at all. In lines seven and eight of “ The Raven,” it says, “ Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, and each dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.” The words like bleak, dying, wrought, and ghost add to the dark tone of this story. In lines one and two of “ The Cask of Amontillado,” it says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” The words like injuries, borne, insult, and revenge help the author to convey his dark tone that he does ever so cleverly. In line one of ‘ Tell Tale heart,” it says, “ True! --Nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous had I been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them.” The words like nervous, dreadfully, destroyed, and dulled all add to the dark aspect of Poe’s writings. All three of these prove that Edgar Allan Poe does create a dark tone through the use of imagery, which was my original
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “ The Raven,” the author uses dark words or phrases to convey his tone. At some points in the story, the author uses many dark words, almost too much; to describe …show more content…
In medieval France, the French used the catacombs to bury dead people. The catacombs under Paris, France contain hundreds of thousands dead citizens and soldiers. In “ The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor uses the seclusion and deepness of the catacombs to bury Fortunato alive. If Fortunato screams for help, nobody will be able to hear him because the catacombs are so deep underground. You probably are thinking, what did Fortunato do to Montresor to make him want to bury him alive? Well, Fortunato disowned Montresor’s legacy and family name, which ruined his career as a wine expert. Montresor felt obliged to get back at Fortunato. Also, Montresor’s family motto is “ No one injures me without getting punished.” Montresor got revenge by asking Fortunato to come try some wine that was supposedly in the catacombs. As you already know, the wine wasn’t there and instead, Montresor buried Fortunato alive. All of this information ties back into my original claim, which was that Edgar Allan Poe uses the catacombs to symbolize where dark things happen. This claim ties back into my main claim, which was that Edgar Allan Poe creates a dark tone through the use of …show more content…
They believe that he may create a mysterious tone or happy tone or even no tone at all. In lines seven and eight of “ The Raven,” it says, “ Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, and each dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.” The words like bleak, dying, wrought, and ghost add to the dark tone of this story. In lines one and two of “ The Cask of Amontillado,” it says, “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” The words like injuries, borne, insult, and revenge help the author to convey his dark tone that he does ever so cleverly. In line one of ‘ Tell Tale heart,” it says, “ True! --Nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous had I been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them.” The words like nervous, dreadfully, destroyed, and dulled all add to the dark aspect of Poe’s writings. All three of these prove that Edgar Allan Poe does create a dark tone through the use of imagery, which was my original