The Fall of the House of Usher

why do you think poe spends so much time on description in this story? "The fall of the house of usher"

from the short story The fall of the house of usher

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He needs the reader to actually feel the moodof the story. That is why he never really gives a name to his characters. He uses vivid adjectives to describe the house and Rodderick and Madeline. It is as if the house is an entitiy by itself.

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