The answer is: [B]: "the composition of the poem" .
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Answer:
Fortunato and Montresor are alike in social status. They are both noblemen, evidenced by their coats-of-arms and the fact that they call each other friend.
Answer: The author's attitude toward a subject, topic, or character of a piece of literature is called tone.
Explanation: The tone is evident from the author's choice of vocabulary, and how seriously, humorously, angrily (etc.) s/he tells the story.
The tone of the author usually influences the mood of the reader.
The way the author makes the story is what actually affects all of that