In the poem, "The Raven", Poe uses the setting of a dark and lonely house instill despair into the reader. He uses the character of the raven to instill despair. He does this through the fact that the raven is a dark and sorrowful bird, usually associated with death. The action is the most important aspect that Poe uses to instill hopeless despair into the reader. When the raven first enters and speaks the word "Nevermore," it is n

In the short story, "The Fall of the house of Usher" the house is the setting that contributes the most to instill the effect of fear in the reader. The description of the house, which it is very secluded, old, and everything around it is dead, contributes greatly to the effect of fear. Also, the tomb at the bottom of the house instills fear in the reader, since it keeps dead people inside of it. The characters that live in the house contribute to the effect through the fact that they all appear very old and very decrepit. The action instills fear in the reader by having the house become alive, and attack the innocent people inside. Also, the mystery of the house that is not fully explained for so long adds to the reader's fear.

In each of these stories Poe used all of these elements to create the desired effects on the reader. They are used differently in each story, since one aspect is used more prominently to create the desired effect. Over

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