Read the excerpt from Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher." Hitherto she had steadily borne up against the pressure of her mal
ady, and had not betaken herself finally to bed; but, on the closing in of the evening of my arrival at the house, she succumbed (as her brother told me at night with inexpressible agitation) to the prostrating power of the destroyer. Which short story element does Poe develop in the excerpt?
The short story element that Poe develops in the excerpt is characterization
Explanation:
The literary device of characterization gives details about a character in different ways, this could be through physical description, reactions, attitude or dialogue, in this excerpt we can see characterization over the description of a third person, it includes actions of the character but from the point of view of another.
Some people might not have saved a lot of money during their time working. Therefore, not having enough funds saved up in order to retire. Things are also more expensive than they used to be, causing old people to spend more money.
