So I have to write a short response to an essay question that asks to describe a book and tell what you like about it.
Is it creepy that I've been reading Poe?
O.o A little bit, yes.Be forgiving of the writing, it hasn't really been edited and was written at midnight...
"I recently finished a collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe.
I especially enjoyed The Black Cat and The Raven.
The Black Cat is a chilling tale about a bizarre, drunken madman. He becomes delirious with loathing for a black cat, and decides to murder it by hanging it from a tree. He ends up also murdering his wife and burying her within the walls of his house. I usually do not enjoy such violent stories, but Poe’s illustration of the events is enticing and tells the story with such suspense it is hard not to read.The Raven is still a chilling tale about a man slowly falling into the pits of insanity. Agonizing the loss of a loved one, he asks the raven questions about her, wondering if he shall ever get to see her again. The raven’s reply, “nevermore,” enrages the man and pushes him further into madness. At the end of tale, the raven sits above his door forevermore.I appreciate Poe’s style of writing in this story. He is eloquence and grace of rhyming is very congenial to read aloud or in one’s head. Though not as gruesome as The Black Cat, he illustrates suspense and anxiety as throughout the story. "
Is it creepy that I've been reading Poe?
O.o A little bit, yes.Be forgiving of the writing, it hasn't really been edited and was written at midnight...
"I recently finished a collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe.
I especially enjoyed The Black Cat and The Raven.
The Black Cat is a chilling tale about a bizarre, drunken madman. He becomes delirious with loathing for a black cat, and decides to murder it by hanging it from a tree. He ends up also murdering his wife and burying her within the walls of his house. I usually do not enjoy such violent stories, but Poe’s illustration of the events is enticing and tells the story with such suspense it is hard not to read.The Raven is still a chilling tale about a man slowly falling into the pits of insanity. Agonizing the loss of a loved one, he asks the raven questions about her, wondering if he shall ever get to see her again. The raven’s reply, “nevermore,” enrages the man and pushes him further into madness. At the end of tale, the raven sits above his door forevermore.I appreciate Poe’s style of writing in this story. He is eloquence and grace of rhyming is very congenial to read aloud or in one’s head. Though not as gruesome as The Black Cat, he illustrates suspense and anxiety as throughout the story. "
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