Question

Poe’s story features a heavy use of dashes to create long, cumbersome sentences as we hear the fragmentation of the narrator’s thoughts in his voice. This technique, which probably distracted you a bit as you read the story, is done for a purpose. Why would Poe use this technique?

Answer 1

These short sentences are put together to form gradation towards the climax of the story; they cause suspense in the reader and make him breathe faster. They, in a way, also transfer the terror from the character of the story to the reader.

Answer 2

to give a huge, dramatic effect perhaps

not make it seem boring with extensive long sentences, ti break and shake it up a little

Step-by-step explanation:

add more emphasis to the material they set off. This emphasis can add drama or emotion to the affected words, phrases, or clauses.