Question

Read the excerpt from Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher." Hitherto she had steadily borne up against the pressure of her malady, 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?

Answer 1

The short story element that Poe is developing in this excerpt is characterization. 

Answer 2

Answer:

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.