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The Fall Of The House Of Usher By Edgar Allen Poe

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The Romantic Period is a historical period in literature where writers began to write stories that had overarching themes like feelings, emotions, and imagination that took precedent over logic. Another characteristic of Romantic Period literature is gothic nightmare worlds of intense emotion. A piece of work that exemplifies these characteristics is "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe. In the story it can be easily ascertained that the creepy old house that the story is set in is meant to evoke an eerie feeling, as well give the story a gothic atmosphere. Also, when examining the traits of each character in the story all of them exhibit intense and extreme emotions. One character that particularly embodies this characteristic
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