Which quote best shows the single effect of the fall of the House of Usher?
Which passage from “THe Fall of the House of Usher” BEST captures the story’s single effect? of the sublime.
What is the singular effect of the fall of the House of Usher?
The single effect Poe strives for in the story is fear, or terror: “. . . I must abandon life and reason together, in some struggle with the grim phantasm, FEAR.” To unify this single effect, Poe carefully chooses words to describe every character, the details of setting, the actions, and the dialogue.
Which of these words best describes the single effect created by the opening description of the Usher House *?
Wariness
Which detail early in the fall of the House of Usher most clearly foreshadows or hints at the story’s ending *?
What detail early in “The Fall of the House of Usher” most clearly foreshadows, or hints at, the story’s ending? The narrators fear of the tarn.
Why does the narrator approach the house with great trepidation when he sees the house in disrepair?
The narrator approaches the House of Usher with great trepidation when he sees the disrepair. He is telling the story of visiting a friend. It might occur to the reader that the main character is the narrator but the story gives very little information about him.
What did the narrator notice before they closed the lid on Madeline’s coffin?
While assisting Roderick with Madeline’s coffin, what does the narrator notice? He sees that they look alike and that her cheeks still have color and a faint smile.
Who is the villain in the mad Trist?
Roderick Usher
What happens to Roderick in the days after they bury Madeline?
How did Roderick change after Madeline’s death? He becomes even more uneasy after Madeline’s death and constantly looks at the door. What was unusual about the night Roderick couldn’t sleep? There was a bright gas outside that surrounded only the house.
What does the narrator think he hears while he is reading the story to Roderick Usher?
The narrator decides to read to Roderick in order to pass the night away. He reads “Mad Trist” by Sir Launcelot Canning, a medieval romance. As he reads, he hears noises that correspond to the descriptions in the story. At first, he ignores these sounds as the vagaries of his imagination.
What noises does the narrator hear in the midst of reading the mad tryst?
He hears the cracking and ripping of wood, a shriek, and he hears a shield fall. This is ironic because the noises he hears are the same ones they read about in the story.
How long was Madeline buried alive?
Further, Roderick believes that his fate is connected to the family mansion. Roderick later informs the narrator that Madeline has died. Fearing that her body will be exhumed for medical study, Roderick insists that she be entombed for two weeks in the family tomb located in the house before being permanently buried.