The haunted palace by Poe is a great and creepy poem. The palace is first described as a happy place, almost like a king's palace. Everyone is dancing and partying. Sounds like fun, right? Well, not so fast. This is Poe. As it turns out, the place was attacked by some evil forces. I liked this part of the poem because I like creepy stories. All of the sudden, the palace turns to a real life house of horrors.I loved this poem. I remember reading it Freshmen year, but I totally forgot this poem. It was a great, creepy, and overall great poem. It is one of my favorites by Poe.
The Black Cat by Poe was another great read. The narrator kind of creeped me out. He has a very strange love of cats and dogs.The narrator's poor wife has to deal with the narrator's weird love of animals as he introduces many of them to her. Soon, the narrator becomes a drunk, comes home, and dig one of his cat's eyes out. Eventually, the cops burst into his house and find a cat's skull. This was a weird read for me. Poor cat.
Fall of The House of Usher by Poe has to be my favorite. That is why I choose it for my mini lesson.A man named Roderick writes the narrator and tells him to come to this really creepy house. You think the house is creepy outside? Just wait until you see the inside of the house. Roderick's sister, Madeline, dies, comes back to life, attacks Roderick, and he dies of fear.The narrator is so scared that he runs out of the house. As soon as he gets outside, the house collapses. This poem is an amazing piece of literary art. It is my favorite Poe piece that I have read.
Evening Star by Poe was another amazing read. We learn quickly that it is night time. The moon is big, the stars are bright. The moon even controls him. However, we soon learn this is a woman. The narrator happens to be this woman's slave.However, he becomes happy as he gazes off into the stars, which represent the woman. So bright and beautiful but just out of reach. The imagery in this poem is very powerful. It is a very beautiful poem from Poe. Which is weird since I am used to reading creepy stories and poems from Poe.
A Dream and a Tell Tale Heart by Poe was the last of the readings, and i'm very happy that I got a chance to read it.We don't know the narrator, but we soon learn that the narrator has killed an old man.The old man is scared of something, and he begins to cry. Before the old man can cry out, he is killed by the narrator. The police come. They fully expect to not find anything. However, they hear a sound from under the floor that the narrator hopes that no one heard.The old man demands the police rip up the floor because the old man is still alive. The old man lays out a tale of the murder. This was a very interesting read to me.The narrator gets close to the old man, but he still kills him in the end. This kind of creepy writing seems to be very prominent in most of Poe's writing. This was a very interesting read. I;m glad I got a chance to read it. It got me a lot more interested in Poe.
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