In what way is the passage characteristic of gothic
fiction?
it explores fear and strong emotions
presently i heard a slight groan, and i knew it was the
groan of mortal terror. it was not a groan of pain or of
grief-oh, no! -it was the low stifled sound that arises
from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe.
i knew the sound well. many a night, just at midnight,
when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own
bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that
distracted me.
- "the tell-tale heart,"
edgar allan poe
it focuses on reason and science
it describes a supernatural creature.
it uses a third-person point of view.