Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet and storywriter. He is known for his strong elements of mood in his work such as death, torture, and insanity. Some of his works that display this predominant mood are "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Raven", and "The Tell-Tale Heart". The story "The Pit and the Pendulum" shows a strong mood of torture. The story is about a person who is put in a …showed first 75 words of 379 total…

…showed last 75 words of 379 total…on in the story, the beating of his own heart drives him insane. This short story creates a mood of insanity for the reader. Mood is an important element in the poems and short stories that Edgar Allan Poe has written. The predominant mood made it easier for his readers to picture details of his poems and stories. It left more of an effect on the reader and left a better picture in their mind.