"During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day ...when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens..." With these words Edgar Allen Poe begins one of his most famous works. Poe was an American writer who will never be forgotten. During the nineteenth century he became known as the Father of American Short Story. Poe's works are easily identified by his use of vivid imagery and the use of the dark side of human nature. In "The Fall of the House of Usher," Poe uses this same dark imagery to give the reader a deep feel of ter
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