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How Does Poe Use Gothic Conventions In The Fall Of The House Of Usher

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E.M. Forster once said, "A work of literature must provide more than facts or vivid physical reality... it must tell more than we already know." From descriptive words in a work of literature you can imagine yourself within the story and it shows something meaningful about life. In addition, it reveals the truth than to reflect precisely. Edgar Allan Poe 's "The Fall of the House of Usher" uses gothic conventions to show extreme emotional truths that may not reflect precisely.

Any work of literature should be able to grab the reader 's attention. "The Fall of the House of Usher" shows the reader emotional truths by giving details. Poe engages the reader’s attention by showing the sickness, madness and the danger of unrestrained creativity
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