Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story. Read the excerpt from “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! I blush, I burn, I shudder, while I pen the d*mnable atrocity. How does the first-person point of view affect the meaning of the text? Readers get an inside perspective on how the narrator feels about all of his pets. Readers learn the narrator's excuse for his cruel behavior. Readers learn about the narrator's behavior, but not his emotions. Readers gain insight into the narrator's shame after he cuts the cat’s eye 50 pts

Select the correct text in the passage. which details in this diary entry support the main idea that the writer had a horrible day?

How does shakespeare transform the myth of phoebus and daphne to dramatize this theme?

With this 3 questions ! really need them right! 1. the first continental congress met in philadelphia on september 5, 1774. all of the colonies sent representatives except georgia. this congress continued in session until october 26, 1774. by then it had passed resolutions calling for a boycott against british trade. the author's main purpose was a. to inform b. to persuade c. to instruct d. to give an opinion 2. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "my second mate was a round-cheeked, silent young man, grave beyond his years, i thought; but as our eyes happened to meet i detected a slight quiver on his lips. i looked down at once. it was not my part to encourage sneering on board my ship. it must be said, too, that i knew very little of my officers." (joseph conrad, "the secret sharer") a. first person b. third person limited c. third person omniscient d. none of the above 3. identify the point of view of each of the following passages. "he had only himself to in his choice: his fortune was his own; for as to frank, it was more than being tacitly brought up as his uncle's heir, it had become so avowed an adoption as to have him assume the name of churchill on coming of age. it was most unlikely, therefore, that he should ever want his father's assistance. his father had no apprehension of it." (jane austen, emma) a. third person omniscient b. third person limited c. first person d. none of the above