"upon its head, with red extended mouth and solitary eye of fire, sat the hideous beast whose craft had seduced me into murder, and whose informing voice had consigned me to the hangman."
analyze poe’s word choices in this excerpt from “the black cat.” pay particular attention to his use of the word “seduced.” the tone exhibited in this excerpt can be described as
a. arrogant
b. guilt ridden
c. embarrassed
d. passing blame

D. passing blame.

In this excerpt, it is clear that the speaker does not take responsibility for the murder. Instead, he claims that the "hideous beast" (in this case, the black cat) was responsible for the man's actions, as it had "seduced him" (or convinced him) into murder. Therefore, he is passing blame to the black cat.

(i can't select because there is no options but, i will answer) using evidence effectively. most of the assignments you will do in university will ask you to make an argument, to take a stance, or to prove a hypothesis. the best way to do this is to research the topic, develop a thesis statement, hypothesis, or claim and then use evidence to support this claim.

the correct answer is c. usually the language, and its emotional insight, that is how feelings and attitudes are expressed through language, are not quite present in film adaptations. despite that, it is a factor that a fan may either not notice or not care much about, especially compared to the other factors.