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What does the word Usher mean?
What does the word Usher mean?
It is someone who lets someone in or leads them in. Usher "lead" the narrator in to the dread of his life.
Roderick and his sister both looked emaciated. Emaciated means
Roderick and his sister both looked emaciated. Emaciated means
Unusually thin.
The narrator was scrutinizing his surroundings in the house. To scrutinize means
The narrator was scrutinizing his surroundings in the house. To scrutinize means
To carefully observe.
Roderick suffered from a morbid acuteness of his senses. Morbid means
Roderick suffered from a morbid acuteness of his senses. Morbid means
Unhealthy or diseased.
The narrator felt like he was in a stupor when he first saw Madeline. Stupor means
The narrator felt like he was in a stupor when he first saw Madeline. Stupor means
A loss of your senses or feeling mentally dull.
What do the "vacant eye-like windows" symbolize?
What do the "vacant eye-like windows" symbolize?
The cadeverous eyes of Usher, Madeline's cataleptic gaze, the lack of "life" inside the house.
What does the "Fungus-Ridden Mansion" symbolize?
What does the "Fungus-Ridden Mansion" symbolize?
The decline of the Usher family.
What does the "Collapsing Mansion" symbolize?
What does the "Collapsing Mansion" symbolize?
The Fall of the Usher family.
What does the storm near the end of the story symbolize?
What does the storm near the end of the story symbolize?
The turbulent emotions of the characters.
What does the fissure or crack in the house symbolize?
What does the fissure or crack in the house symbolize?
The widening of the crack between them after he buries her alive and it brings down the House of Usher literally.
What was Roderick Usher's biggest Fear?
What was Roderick Usher's biggest Fear?
FEAR!
Why does Roderick bury Madeline in the tomb in the vault?
Why does Roderick bury Madeline in the tomb in the vault?
To keep her close or to hide the fact that she is still alive?
Why does Roderick send a letter to ask the narrator to come?
Why does Roderick send a letter to ask the narrator to come?
He felt that he was going mad and/or dying and he wanted to have his only close friend with him.
What was the basic atmosphere Poe created in his imagery for The House of Usher?
What was the basic atmosphere Poe created in his imagery for The House of Usher?
He created a general feeling of dread and terror.
What kind of literature is The Fall of the House of Usher?
What kind of literature is The Fall of the House of Usher?
Gothic fiction.
What season does the story take place?
What season does the story take place?
Autumn or Fall
What time period does the story take place?
What time period does the story take place?
Sometime in the 1800's.
How long did it take the narrator to get to the house by horseback?
How long did it take the narrator to get to the house by horseback?
Several weeks.
Where is the House of Usher?
Where is the House of Usher?
In a remote countryside, on a dreact tract of country.
Give a description of the House.
Give a description of the House.
Not taken care of, dead trees around it, a lake with decomposing plants, giant zig zag crack on the outside, spacious, but not cleaned well on the inside.
What does Roderick say is wrong with him?
What does Roderick say is wrong with him?
He has a morbid acuteness of senses, causing him great terror.
What is wrong with the Lady Madeline?
What is wrong with the Lady Madeline?
She has a catalyptic disease that causes her to be unconscious, rigid, and lose all senses for hours or days.
How did the narrator know Roderick Usher?
How did the narrator know Roderick Usher?
They were boyhood companions.
Who all is in the house when the narrator arrives?
Who all is in the house when the narrator arrives?
Roderick, Madeline, the physician, and the servant.
Why did the narrator not know that Roderick had a twin sister?
Why did the narrator not know that Roderick had a twin sister?
Madeline was kept hidden away and isolated by her family due to her illness. Also, because the family mostly stayed in the house and only interacted with each other.
What are 3 ways that The Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven are alike and 3 ways they are different.
What are 3 ways that The Fall of the House of Usher and The Raven are alike and 3 ways they are different.
They are alike in that someone is filled with dread and grief, that someone dies, and it takes place during a cold, darker season. They are different in that narrator is alone in The Raven, but not in Usher, the narrator was not in love with Madeline, and the Ushers were once rich and fancy and very generous with their money.
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