Question

read this excerpt from the black cat by edgar allan poe. one night, returning home, much intoxicated, from one of my haunts about town, i fancied that the cat avoided my presence. i seized him; when, in his fright at my violence, he inflicted a slight wound upon my hand with his teeth. how does the first - person point of view affect the meaning of the text? readers learn about the regrets the narrator feels about his drunkenness. readers gain insight into why the cat avoids the narrator. readers learn the narrators own analysis and explanation for his treatment of his wife. readers get an inside perspective on how the narrator feels when the cat ignores him.

Explanation:

The first - person point of view allows readers to directly access the narrator's thoughts and feelings. In this excerpt, it shows the narrator's reaction to the cat avoiding him. There is no mention of regret about drunkenness, the cat's motives are not clear from the narrator's perspective, and there is no mention of the narrator's wife. So, the first - person point of view gives an inside look at the narrator's feelings when the cat ignores him.

Answer:

Readers get an inside perspective on how the narrator feels when the cat ignores him.