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…two years Poe turned out some of his greatest works, among them his second story of ratiocination, "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt" as well as "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Gold Bug" and "The Black Cat". He also was able to publish…

…this clever tale of horror. Even the setting reveals some sense of irony as we travel from a joyous carnival scene to a dismal cavern of death. It is best to begin with an analysis of the irony in this tale by following the chronology of the story itself…

…and the Pendulum" which is an intense tale of sensation. It's about a man who is tortured by the Spanish inquisition, among other things he is close to being sliced by a razor-sharp pendulum. Poe also wrote "The Gold Bug", "The Black Cat", "The Tell Tale Heart" and many…

…“The Cask of Amontillado” is a story wherein the reader can find a multiple array of ironic acts and intentions. There are examples of both dramatic and verbal irony throughout this clever tale of horror. Even the setting reveals some sense of irony…

…the great writer he is considered to be today. In his stories he illustrates how the absence of beauty is the essence of evil. In “The Tell Tale Heart” when the old man’s eyes is closed he would not be killed because his eye is not considered ugly…

…of the first cat and then killed it. After that he proceeded to 'accidentally' kill his wife with an ax, and bury her in a wall. Another example of Poe's insanity demonstrated within his works was located in The Tell Tale Heart, where Edgar stalked a man…

…and murder stories like "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart." In 1845 he and his family moved to New York, where his career received an additional boost. He started writing poetry again, and it was in New York that he wrote his legendary "The Raven…

…not attempt to give Fortunato a motive for his actions or even try to hint to Fortunato what he has done wrong. To Montresor his motive makes perfect sense and is justifiable. Poe’s characters in “The Black Cat” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” also believe…

…. The narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” , felt, in his morality, that the old man must be killed to stop the hideous heartbeat and the evil eye, and in “The Masque of the Red Death”, that Prince Prospero must be killed to stop the death of his people…

…purpose for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Devil and Tom Walker was not merely tell tales of communities and their problems with outsiders or the uncommon, but to enlighten his readers of a different type of character that becomes more relevant…