“There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart- an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime” This quote is from “The Fall Of The House of Usher” written by Edgar Allan Poe who is still one of the most famous gothic writer. His exemplary writing lies in his amazing talent to bring his stories to life. He uses outstanding word choice which gives the reader a good sense of imagery a deeper understanding of the story.
In his writing “The Fall of The House of Usher” it was very easy to visualize the setting and all of its features such as sound, sight, color. He is able to set a mood for the story which helps the reader visualize this with events from his or her life. In the beginning of the story it starts out with “DURING THE WHOLE of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hang oppressively low in the heavens, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at a length found myself, as shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy house of Usher.” With this quote the reader gets a great sense of the setting, what it looks like and what it feels like and the mood is set for the story. …show more content…
“I looked upon the scene before me- upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain-upon the bleak walls- upon the vacant eye-like windows-upon a few rank sedges- and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees- with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after- dream of the reveller upon opium- the bitter lapse into everyday life- the hideous dropping off of the veil.” This quote gives the reader great characteristics of the setting which almost lets you walk in the story with
In his writing “The Fall of The House of Usher” it was very easy to visualize the setting and all of its features such as sound, sight, color. He is able to set a mood for the story which helps the reader visualize this with events from his or her life. In the beginning of the story it starts out with “DURING THE WHOLE of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hang oppressively low in the heavens, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at a length found myself, as shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy house of Usher.” With this quote the reader gets a great sense of the setting, what it looks like and what it feels like and the mood is set for the story. …show more content…
“I looked upon the scene before me- upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain-upon the bleak walls- upon the vacant eye-like windows-upon a few rank sedges- and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees- with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after- dream of the reveller upon opium- the bitter lapse into everyday life- the hideous dropping off of the veil.” This quote gives the reader great characteristics of the setting which almost lets you walk in the story with