Symbolism
the black cat represents this
what is evil and bad luck?
"as I sat in a dark and dirty drinking house" is an example of
What is alliteration?
This is used to connect two independent clauses to a fanboy.
What is a comma?
a struggle or hardship
What is adversity?
a severe test or trial
Something that is recurring
What is motif?
The point of view "The Black Cat" is written in
What is First Person?
This punctuation is used to connect two independent clauses with a conjunctive adverb (however, therefore, in fact, first, etc)
What is a semicolon?
hard working
What is diligent?
a bad smell
What is stench?
The missing eyes represent this
What is a measure of emotion?
The foreshadowing clue that the narrator is unstable
What is he kills his wife and then blames it on the cat.
This punctuation is used to introduce a list when there is a complete thought before the list
What is a colon?
talented beyond one's age
What is precocious?
thin and bony
What is gaunt?
What is the narrator's separation from sanity?
Motifs in the story
What is black cats and missing eyes?
This punctuation is used when there is a nonrestrictive phrase in between the subject and verb of the sentence
What is commas?
a beginner
insane and foolish
What is daft?
What is alcoholism?
This is a theme in "The Black Cat"
What is alcoholism changes people?
When there are two independent clauses and one or both of the clauses have commas in them, this punctuation is used before the fanboy.
What is a semicolon?
showy and pretentious
What is ostentatious
devoutly religious
What is pious?