DARK HAUNTINGS “THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER”

DARK HAUNTINGS “THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER” Narrations and answers for a guaranteed pass with distinction 1. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”I say that even their exceeding density did not prevent our perceiving this – yet we had no glimpse of the moon or stars – nor was there any flashing forth of the lightning. But the under surfaces of the huge masses of agitated vapour, as well as all terrestrial objects immediately around us, were glowing in the unnatural light of a faintly luminous and distinctly visible gaseous exhalation which hung about and enshrouded the mansion.Which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? The narration suggests a supernatural presence at the dwelling. 2. Read the excerpt from “The Fall of the House of Usher.”Will she not be here anon? Is she not hurrying to upbraid me for my haste? Have I not heard her footstep on the stair? Do I not distinguish that heavy and horrible beating of her heart? What is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? It emphasizes Usher’s psychological fixation. 3. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.Which best describes the mood created by the narration in this excerpt? Gloomy and bleak 4. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”His eyes were bent fixedly before him, and throughout his whole countenance there reigned a stony rigidity. But, as I placed my hand upon his shoulder, there came a strong shudder over his whole person; a sickly smile quivered about his lips; and I saw that he spoke in a low, hurried, and gibbering murmur, as if unconscious of my presence.Which statement best describes the effect of narration on the story? The narration cultivates dread about Usher’s mental demise. 5. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”Its evidence – the evidence of the sentience – was to be seen, he said, (and here I started as he spoke,) in the gradual yet certain condensation of an atmosphere of their own about the waters and the walls. The result was discoverable, he added, in that silent, yet importunate and terrible influence which for centuries had moulded the destinies of his family, and which made him what I now saw him – what he was. Such opinions need no comment, and I will make none.Based on this excerpt, the narrator seems Skeptical of Usher’s theory. ,, 6. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”The conditions of the sentience had been here, he imagined, fulfilled in the method of the collocation of these stones – in the order of their arrangement, as well as in that of the many fungi which overspread them, and of the decayed trees which stood around – above all, in the long undisturbed endurance of this arrangement, and in its reduplication in the still waters of the tarn.What is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? It emphasizes the tedious details ”f Usher’s beliefs. 7. Read the excerpt from “The Oval Portrait,” by Edgar Allan Poe.But it could have been neither the execution of the work, nor the immortal beauty of the countenance, which had so suddenly and so vehemently moved me. Least of all, could it have been that my fancy, shaken from its half slumber, had mistaken the head for that of a living person. I saw at once that the peculiarities of the design, of the vignetting, and of the frame, must have instantly dispelled such idea—must have prevented even its momentary entertainment.What is the effect of parallelism in this excerpt? It emphasizes the narrator’s denial. ,, 8. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”For several days ensuing, her name was unmentioned by either Usher or myself: and during this period I was busied in earnest endeavours to alleviate the melancholy of my friend.What does this excerpt reveal about the narrator of the story? It describes what the narrator experiences in the story. 9. Read the excerpt from Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.”I dared not – oh, pity me, miserable wretch that I am! – I dared not – I dared not speak! We have put her living in the tomb! Said I not that my senses were acute? I now tell you that I he