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What does Poe use in the black cat to make the reader question the accuracy of the narrators account of events

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The internal first person point of view

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What does the setting of a gothic story help an author quickly establish

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tone/mood of a story

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What social institution did Renaissance thinkers connect with the Goths in order to imply that it was backward and barbaric

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The church (apex)

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In this passage how does Poe create the effect of time passing quickly

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Short sentences

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What passage is an example of rising action in Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat

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I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!

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What technique is Poe using in this passage to help develop the narrator's character

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Repetition of the word “I” - apex🥶🥶🥶🥶

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What effect does the narrator create by repeating the phrase hung it' from passage in the black cat

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c it c look at image

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What element of this passage helps the reader infer that the narrator might possibly be insane and without morals

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The businesslike tone

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What element allows the reader to question the accuracy of the narrators account of events in The Black Cat

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Point of view

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Which element of the plot appears directly at the beginning of The Black Cat

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Falling action is the answer for apex users

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What word contributes to the gothic tone

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oppressively

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What events from the black cat seem to prove the wife's superstition about the cats to be correct

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A second black cat, very similar to the narrator's first cat, appears out of nowhere --APEX

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What is a best description of a Gothic story line

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(updated) a teenager believes his new neighbors have placed an ancient curse on him APEX

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What superstitious belief does the narrator's wife hold about cats

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that they are witches in disguise.

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Why does the narrator cut out one of the eyes of his cat Pluto

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The cat was frightened and bit him

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What affect does poes use of short sentences have on the pacing of this passage

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It creates the effect of time passing quickly in the story APEX

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Who falling action of The Black Cat appears during which part of the story

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The beginning

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what does the narrator do to the first cat after it bites him on the hand

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he cuts out one of the cats eyes

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which passage is part of the climax edgar allan poes the black cat

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Upon its head...sat the hideous beast...I had walled the monster up within the tomb!

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What does Poe use in the black cat to make the reader question the accuracy of the narrators account of events

The internal first person point of view

What does the setting of a gothic story help an author quickly establish

tone/mood of a story

What social institution did Renaissance thinkers connect with the Goths in order to imply that it was backward and barbaric

The church (apex)

In this passage how does Poe create the effect of time passing quickly

Short sentences

What passage is an example of rising action in Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat

I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!

What technique is Poe using in this passage to help develop the narrator's character

Repetition of the word “I” - apex🥶🥶🥶🥶

What effect does the narrator create by repeating the phrase hung it' from passage in the black cat

c it c look at image

What element of this passage helps the reader infer that the narrator might possibly be insane and without morals

The businesslike tone

What element allows the reader to question the accuracy of the narrators account of events in The Black Cat

Point of view

Which element of the plot appears directly at the beginning of The Black Cat

Falling action is the answer for apex users

What word contributes to the gothic tone

oppressively

What events from the black cat seem to prove the wife's superstition about the cats to be correct

A second black cat, very similar to the narrator's first cat, appears out of nowhere --APEX

What is a best description of a Gothic story line

(updated) a teenager believes his new neighbors have placed an ancient curse on him APEX

What superstitious belief does the narrator's wife hold about cats

that they are witches in disguise.

Why does the narrator cut out one of the eyes of his cat Pluto

The cat was frightened and bit him

What affect does poes use of short sentences have on the pacing of this passage

It creates the effect of time passing quickly in the story APEX

Who falling action of The Black Cat appears during which part of the story

The beginning

what does the narrator do to the first cat after it bites him on the hand

he cuts out one of the cats eyes

which passage is part of the climax edgar allan poes the black cat

Upon its head...sat the hideous beast...I had walled the monster up within the tomb!

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