I share with you one of the most beautifully horrific passages in American Literature. It comes from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum.” It’s a description of the rats in the dungeons of Toledo, for whom the narrator finds a use. Oh, before we get to the passage, here’s a lesson plan that […]
Edgar Allan Poe at His Absolute Horrific Best
August 6, 2015 By Trenton Lorcher
Filed Under: Edgar Allan Poe, Literary Analysis, Pit and the Pendulum, Short Stories