... and people in the house as they feel the roots of the house move but don't run out as the window seems as if it is about to break and stones are flying all around the house. The poem is a very well written piece with immaculate imagery and other tools which paint such a vivid picture of the storm that you can ... the probable inspiration for the poem ostensibly is to describe the wind in such a way that humans stop meddling around with nature without realising its repercussions. In a true sense, the stones, trees and mountains have been personified as if the whole landscape is suffering...

• Word Count: 788
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . Poe uses the phrase "House of Usher" to relate both the decaying physicality and the last of the "all time-honored Usher race- of which Roderick develops a theory that the stones that make up the house actually have consciousness, and that they foretell the fate of the Usher family (2). "He was enchained by certain superstitious impressions in regard to the dwelling ... ...

• Word Count: 1147
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate