Ihave to turn this in, in 10 ! refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. which statement best summarizes the effect of the first-person point of view on poe’s story "the pit and the pendulum"? a) the first-person point of view lets poe give the reader an insider’s view into the terror and agony of the imprisonment. b) because poe uses a first-person narrator, the reader understands that the prisoner knows that he will be saved in the end. c) the first-person pint of view allows poe to tell what the judges were thinking when they condemned the prisoner. d) by using the first-person point of view, poe gives the reader insight into the french soldier who rescues the prisoner.