The Fall of the House of Usher

The house is described as being haunted and evil

The house, grounds, and rooms are described as gloomy, decaying, and dying

The house and grounds are described as beautiful and colorful

The rooms are described as having a lot of objects from war

The author explains how and why Madeline was buried alive

The author illustrates how devastated Roderick is by Madeline's death

The author foreshadows the outcome of this event by mentioning a characteristic of Madeline's illness

The author compares Roderick and the narrator's reactions to Madeline's death

Decaying trees around the yard

Eye-like windows

A crack running from the roof to the foundation.

A tarn.

"There was no door, no window; and no light or fire burned; yet a river of light flowed through it, filling it with a horrible, ghastly brightness."

"His face was, if possible, whiter and more ghastly than before, and the light in his eyes had gone."

"But a dark change came, the song continued, and now those who enter the valley see through the windows, in a red light, shapes that move to broken music; while through the door, now colorless, a ghastly river of ghosts, laughing but no longer smiling, rushes out forever."

”I feel that the time will soon arrive when I must lose my life, and my mind, and my soul, together, in some last battle with that horrible enemy: FEAR!”