The fall of the house of usher by edgar allan poe shaking off what must have been a dream, i scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building. its principal feature seemed to be that of an excessive antiquity. the discoloration of ages had been great. minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves. yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. no portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stones. in this there was much that reminded me of the specious totality of old wood-work which has rotted for long years in some neglected vault, with no disturbance from the breath of the external air. beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability. perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible fissure, which, extending from the roof of the building in front, made its way down the wall in a zigzag direction, until it became lost in the sullen waters of the tarn. roderick usher's poem by edgar allan poe i. in the greenest of our valleys, by good angels tenanted, once a fair and stately palace— radiant palace—reared its head. in the monarch thought's dominion— it stood there! never seraph spread a pinion over fabric half so fair. ii. banners yellow, glorious, golden, on its roof did float and flow; (this—all this—was in the olden time long ago); and every gentle air that dallied, in that sweet day, along the ramparts plumed and pallid, a winged odor went away. v. and, round about his home, the glory that blushed and bloomed is but a dim-remembered story of the old time entombed. vi. and travellers now within that valley, through the red-litten windows see vast forms that move fantastically to a discordant melody; while, like a rapid ghastly river, through the pale door, a hideous throng rush out forever, and laugh—but smile no more. what is a key difference between these pieces of literature? one describes a house while the other describes a palace. one describes a person, while the other describes an army. one describes the valley, while the other describes a palace. one describes the summer, while the other describes the winter.

Explanation:

In The Fall of the House of Usher, the story starts with the anonymous storyteller touching base at the place of his companion, Roderick Usher, having gotten a letter from him in an inaccessible piece of the nation grumbling of a disease and requesting his assistance. As he arrives, the storyteller takes note of a slim break reaching out starting from the roof, the front of the structure and into the neighboring lake.  

Poe joined The Haunted Palace into his story The Fall of the House of Usher, and it's implied as a statement of the rot of Roderick Usher's family and the family home. One marvels, notwithstanding, on the off chance that it could fit simply into different accounts of Poe. The vast majority of his section appears to be less to pass on explicit implications and more to make a general state of mind of loathsomeness. There additionally is an accentuation on sheer stable, the sort of melodic excellence Poe sees as a graceful perfect and which identifies with Roderick Usher's character too.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

"solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one" is the statement among the choices given that  would be included in a summary of paragraph one of society and solitude. the correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "c". i hope the answer you.