Question

Read this sentence from "The Black Cat":I blush, I burn, I shudder, while I pen the damable atrocity.What technique is Poe using in this sentence to help develop the narrator's character? A.Repetition of the word "I" B.Withholding of information C.Setting of the story D.Foreshadowing of events

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Repetition of the word "I"

Explanation:

The repetition of the word helps in adding significance and stress to the word on the overall meaning of the sentence. It helps in adding tone in the sentence. In the given excerpt, Poe has used repetition to focus on the condition of the narrator to which he was going through. The lines had been said by the narrator immediately after he had engraved the eyes of his cat.  

Answer 2

A. Repetition of the word "I"