Read this excerpt from “the black cat” by edgar allan poe. the fury of a demon instantly possessed me. i knew myself no longer. my original soul seemed, at once, to take its flight from my body and a more than fiendish malevolence, gin-nurtured, thrilled every fibre of my frame. how does the first-person point of view affect the meaning of the text? a. readers gain insight into the narrator's belief that he is possessed by a demon. b. readers learn the narrator's own analysis and explanation for his behavior. c. readers learn about the narrator’s behavior from an emotional distance. d. readers get an inside perspective on why the narrator feels he can treat the cat as he wishes.

A. Readers gain insight into the narrator's belief that he is possessed by a demon.

This is the best option because the passage describes how he believes he has been possessed by a demon. From this passage, we don't actually know what happens once he is possessed. Option B says that it gives a reason for the narrator's behavior, but we don't know what that behavior is to make this a correct choice. Option C is wrong because first person invites us in to the narrator's mind. It doesn't not keep us at a distance. Option D is also not correct because we don't know anything about his treatment of a cat from this passage.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.