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Murders In The Rue Morgue
In the short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” Edgar Allan Poe, a very unique individual, tells an in depth narrative about two characters who solve a mysterious double homicide. Poe uses this story to amaze his readers and keep them on the edge of their seats. He attempts to do so by making the reader feel as if they are not up to the same standards as the main character Dupin. Poe uses devices such as hypophora, and anaphora as ways to make the readers long to be better. By doing so, and in addition to his use of the story contract, Poe does an outstanding job of making the reader feel as if they are part of the story.
The largest and probably the most important piece of the story contract is that the reader must let themselves be moved

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