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Edgar Allan Poe created the single effect of terror in his story “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Poe uses the setting, use of character, and the theme to contribute to the total effect. Poe is successful in creating the single effect of terror in his sto ....

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.... his friend Usher as having a cadaverous complexion, a large eye, small and thin lips, a nose delicate of a Hebrew model, and a finely molded chin. It is stated that the features make up a countenance not easily forgotten, by stating this he is pictured in the mind as being a horrifying character. Poe describes the look the disease has given Usher, a faint blush upon her bosom, and her smile upon the lip which is so terrible in death. Poe uses character to develop terror in his story. The theme of “The Fall of the House of Usher” contributes to the total effect. The theme of the story, which is, the narrator is unable to escape the terror ....