Poe uses long elaboratievly descriptive sentences and paragraphs to build the structure of the fall of the house of usher. The intensely descriptive language is characteristic of gothic literature as is the overall mood of gloomy and tension. Look back through the story at some of the descriptions of ushers behavior and appearance. How do these passages help create the feeling of tension in the story?

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Explanation:

Roderick Usher's physical traits mirror the state of the House of Usher: neglected. The protagonist is shocked at how much Usher's appearance has changed since childhood. These features include silky pale skin, matted hair that has been allowed to grow wildly, and eyes that are large and luminous. Usher's mental state is slowly deteriorating which is also represented in the house as a crack. Especially after his twin sister's illness worsened and later “died”. “Roderick hears sounds coming from downstairs”. Even after the narrator tries reading him a story to calm him down (but the action in the book is parallel to the sounds coming from downstairs). Especially during this scene it creates tension especially since as what was described before that the house is very gloomy and that Roderick's mental state is worsening and Madeline “died” from an unknown illness. After the build-up the readers think (me) that the house is haunted or is psychologically or physically controlling the Usher twins.

she is outspoken and direct

everyman: morality play

which phrase in this excerpt from the play everyman refers to god's judgment of people's souls after their death?

messenger: . .

ye think sin in the beginning full sweet,

which in( the end) causeth thy soul to weep,

when the body lieth in clay.

here shall you see how fellowship and jollity,

both strength, pleasure, and beauty,

will fade from thee as flower in may.

for ye shall hear, how our heavenly king

calleth everyman to a (general reckoning):

give audience, and hear what he doth say.

god: i perceive here in my majesty,

how that all the creatures be to me unkind,

living without dread in worldly prosperity:

of (ghostly sight) the people be so blind,

drowned in sin, they know me not for their god;

in worldly riches is all their mind,

they fear not( my righteousness), the sharp rod;

(my law that i shewed), when i for them die

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