Explain what qualifies Poe’s “the tell-take heart’” and “the fall of the house of usher’ as works of gothic literature. What do these stories have in common ? What gothic techniques do they employ? How and why do they disturb readers? Even as you endeavor to fully answer these questions, you should avoid the impulse to list every single gothic characteristics these stories contain. Rather, you should focus on what they have in common ( or important differences) to create a cohesive, well developed response.Structure Short essay , should include an introduction “that introduces the topic and ends with a clearly worded, 1-2 sentence “thesis statement” each supporting paragraph (at least 3) should) should be begin with a strong “topic sentence should incorporate evidence, including direct quotations from assigned secondary scholarly sources, such as my introductory lecture, the introduction to American gothic literature, and/ or the relevant entries fromage assigned gothic terms. Direct quotation should be incorporated using the quotation sandwich method . And a strong conclusion