Monday, 18 September 2017

In lines 179€“196 of "The Pit and the Pendulum," what are the sensory details listed? How do they contribute to the atmosphere? Which senses do they...

Because
the story appears in many different printed versions, lines 179€“196 could vary depending on
your copy of the text. However, I'm going to assume the passage being referred to is the scene
where the narrator wakes up to find himself strapped to a low table and is finally able to see
the interior of his cell. In this section, Poe uses visual, tactile, and gustatoryto create anof
suspense and terror. After having been drugged in his pitch black cell, the narrator now is
awake and able to look at the place he tried to discern without light. The first thing he
notices is the artwork on the walls. Painted on the walls are menacing fiends in colors that are
"faded and blurred." He also notices the stone floor and the pit that he had nearly
fallen into....

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