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The Writing Style of Edgar A. Poe

After reading some of his works in class, I realized
that his mysterious style
of writing greatly appealed to me. Although many critics
have different views on
Poe's writing style, it was said, "Poe has an uncanny talent for exposing our common nightmares and hysteria lurking beneath our carefully structured lives.
For me, this is done through his use of setting and narrative style.

In many of Poe's works, setting is used to paint a dark
and gloomy picture in our minds. I think that this was done deliberately by
Poe so that the reader can make a connection between darkness and death. For example, in the "Pit and the Pendulum" the setting is originally pitch black.
As the story unfolds, we see how the setting begins to play an important role in how the narrator discovers the many ways he may die. Although he must rely on his senses alone to feel his surroundings, he knows that somewhere in this dark,
gloomy room, that death awaits......

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