Analyze the lyrics of "The Haunted Palace," composed by Roderick Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher," and explore how they mirror Roderick's psychological and emotional condition.

Read Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1892) and compare and contrast the depiction of mental deterioration in both stories.

Poe's literary works and theories significantly influenced nineteenth-century literature, especially the French symbolist movement. Investigate and discuss Poe's effect on French authors such as Charles Baudelaire and Paul Valéry.