The Use Of Mood In The Tell-Tale Heart By Edgar Allan Poe

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Mood is the atmosphere for the overall feeling of the piece of literature. Some storing are happy, sad, full of anger or excitement. Edgar Allan Poe, is known for writing stories with an eerie Moon. In his famous story " The Tell-Tale Heart, " Poe cleverly creates a mood of horror. He creates the horrific mood by the setting. The mentally deranged young man who, " every night, about midnight," (39). Another way Poe sets the mood of horror is by the characters. The main character is an insane man. The insane man is obsessed with the old man's vulture eye which, " haunted me day and night," (39). Also the insane man is so calm because he had thought that he is so clever. He said, " I smiled- for what had I to fear?" (44). Moreover Edgar Allan

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