A Sense of Tension in The Fall of the House of Usher by...

A Sense of Tension in The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edger Allan Poe is horror in genre and is written in a gothic style. There are many passages in which Poe creates tension and he often gives it a gothic feel. Firstly, as the narrator arrives at the scene of the story, Poe builds up the tension and creates a sinister, chilly atmosphere. During the whole of a dull, dark and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens. I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of Country, and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the†¦show more content†¦When he does this he also creates tension, Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves. Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. No portion of the masonry had fallen, Here Poe creates tension because the reader will feel uneasy because the house is filthy; the reader will also want to carry on reading. The story is also given a gothic feel because Poe gives the reader a chilly feeling about the house. Poe also gives the story a gothic feel when he describes Roderick Usher as having a, ghastly pallor of skin, This is likely to stick fear into the reader; therefore this quote gives the story a particularly gothic feel. The quote also creates a sense of tension because the reader will be anxious and nervous to see what Roderick Usher is actually like. Poe creates a sense of tension and he gives the story a particularly gothic feel when he mentions the family curse, a constitutional and a family evilà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦it displayed itself in a host of unnatural sensationsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦he could wear only garments of a certain texture; the odours of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light, The quote mentions evil and therefore there is a gothic feel. Poe also creates a sense of tension the reader will be anxious to carry on reading about this family evil and the readerShow MoreRelated A Critical Essay on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher (1839)1221 Words   |  5 PagesAmerican author Edgar Allan Poe’s (1809-1849) macabre and Gothic fictional prose The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) (Poe. 1987: 1). 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