"but my disease grew upon me – for what disease is like alcohol! – and at length even pluto, who was now becoming old, and consequently somewhat peevish – even pluto began to experience the effects of my ill temper."
analyze poe’s word choices in this excerpt from “the black cat.” the tone exhibited in this excerpt may be described as
a. gullible
b. urgent
c. feeling content
d. lacking accountability

A). Gullible.

Explanation:

The tone is illustrated as the approach or attitude adopted by the author towards a particular subject matter which is reflected through the use of language or word choice. It primarily intends to provide the readers with a perspective to look at the text that assists them to understand the text effectively(by recognizing the author's attitude and its reason) and elicit the desired response.

In the given excerpt from "The Black Cat", the tone exhibited would be categorized as 'gullible' because there is a kind of unwariness in author's attitude in this excerpt which is reflected by the phrases 'but...grew upon me...for what...is like..Alcohol', 'at length even Pluto...becoming old...experience..effects..my ill-temper'. These phrases evidently reflect the unreliability or gullibility of the author. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

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