Poe's Poetics: Awash in a Sea of Dread poes's poetics, concerning the gothic traditions/elements, used in "the tale tell heart", "fall of the house of usher", and "The Cask of Amontillado"

Poe's Poetics: Awash in a Sea of Dread March 21st, 2004 The Poetics of Poe is in one word disturbing. He uses language and setting to immerse the reader in dreary, nightmare like scene. This is the case in most, if not all, of his poems and short stories. However, the majority of his stories are not supernatural. They fall more along the lines of the uncanny, such as The Tell-Tale Heart, there are exceptions. In …

…and has been noted over the years. Stewart 6 Works Cited: Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Tell-Tale Heart." The Fall of The House of Usher and Other Writings . London: Penguin Books Ltd. 1986 Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Cask of Amontillado." The Fall of The House of Usher and Other Writings . London: Penguin Books Ltd. 1986 Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Fall of The House of Usher." The Fall of The House of Usher and Other Writings . London: Penguin Books Ltd. 1986