The Fall of the House of Usher

Edgar Allen Poe's Fall of the House of Usher is similar to his other works in that it contains several of his distinguishing characteristics. Poe's writings are very dark. They contain some aspect of evil, supernatural occurrences, death, etc. Poe uses imagery and symbolism as clues to how the story will progress. It is likely that one could go through the entire story line-by-line and find at least one symbol or image that would hint …

…images a lone. He is able to describe as well as give hints as to the course the story will take. Even if the reader does not know the specifics, they [the reader] can get a feeling of impending doom or catastrophe as found in Fall of the House of Usher. There are few authors who can invoke fear as Edgar Allen Poe does. This story is an excellent example of how he uses imagery.