The Pit and the Pendulum

story “The Pit and the Pendulum” and the tension throughout the story is based on whether the narrator will survive the horrors of his imprisonment. Poe depiction of tension in the story is from strong diction and the emotion of horror evoke. The use of diction in the short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” seized the reader's attention from the aspect of horror and darkness. “Down -- steadily down it crept… Down -- certainly, relentlessly down!” (Poe 1) a quote from “The Pit and the Pendulum”…

everyone wakes up and they do not know what is going to happen, but at the end of each day they have written a story about that day and what has happened. The English III classes read “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allan Poe; these stories were written during the Dark Romanticism period. These stories were both on the dark side which leads the characters to do somethings that were a little unusual and they are not sure how everything is…

two of his works, “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Pit and the Pendulum”, are perfect examples of gothic literature. In “The Fall of the House of Usher”, Poe introduces the Usher family, an ill and suffering family, both physically and mentally. With only two heirs left, Poe brings the reader through the tale behind the mental paranoidness of Roderick, and the strange physical illness of Madeline. In “The Pit and the Pendulum,” Poe introduces the judging of the narrator before sinister…

overall these methods fall under a category that can be deemed as the use of imagery. Edgar Allan Poe has been acclaimed for his exceptional word choice and his successful use of imagery to enhance his works. Both “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Pit and the Pendulum” effectively demonstrate two distinct methods by which Poe has managed to achieve vivid impressions. To begin, in “The Tell-Tale Heart” Poe uses image patterns to supplement his remarkable use of diction. This serves as an emphasis…

themes, and outcomes. When comparing “The Pit and the Pendulum” to other Poe stories such as “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat”, it is easy to see why he is revered as “The Father of Horror.” But what makes his writing so extraordinary is that he uses attributes that are very specific to only Edgar Allan Poe’s horror stories. One main attribute of Poe’s work is his remarkable use of gothic elements, such as grotesqueness. “The Pit and the Pendulum” demonstrates a sense of…

gothic writer. In the Fall of the House of Usher Poe is obviously not yet adept at writing in Gothic style. But in one of his next works The Pit and the Pendulum Poe hits the Gothic mark quite nicely. Edgar A. Poe was indeed a Gothic writer pioneer, many of his works have lasted to present day. The stories of Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum are two of Poes most striking Gothic Writings. In the fall of the House of Usher Poe gives three main characters: Roderick Usher,…

People who are trying to survive are rarely found in this world today because giving up is common. Edgar Allan Poe, the author of “The Pit and the Pendulum,” conveyed a message to his audience that in order to survive, one cannot give up. Poe used many symbols throughout his stories such as: religious symbols, death symbols, and symbols referring to people on earth and the issues that are happening today. He also often used symbols to connect with his audience and emphasize the importance of…

romanticism thrived. A prime example of this type of writing can be found in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum. In one of Poe’s most frightening tales, the narrator, who has been sent to death by the Spanish Inquisition, narrowly escapes his demise multiple times. Through its exploitation of themes such as the negative side of human nature and madness, Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum can be considered an example of dark romanticism. Transcendentalist writers, who were…

in the clouded reasoning and uncontrolled misrepresentation of insane protagonists (Bloom’s par. 1). Poe, one of the most famous writers during the Gothic movement, uses both of these characteristics in his short stories, The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the…

struggles with everyday life through his work which shaped the way he wrote. Poe was a man with many challenges to overcome and with a little help of his deranged imagination produced infamous pieces of literature. In “A Tell Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” and “The Masque of the Red Death” Edgar Allan Poe draws on his own experiences with mental illness and death to create unique works of gothic fiction that explore guilt,religion, and mortality. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston…