Question

Read this excerpt from "The Pit and The Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe.
At length, with a wild desperation at heart, I quickly unclosed my eyes. My worst thoughts, then, were confirmed. The blackness of eternal night encompassed me. I struggled for breath. The intensity of the darkness seemed to oppress and stifle me.
How does the first-person point of view most affect the meaning of the text?

Answer 1

Answer: By emotions

Explanation:

The first person-point of view shows how the the narrator feels about the darkness that surrounds him and allows the readers to share in that feeling of anxiety and confusion.

It displays the narrator's fear due to his present situation.

It shows the narrator's phobia for darkness and also his ability to combat that fear.

It shows the narrator's will to stay strong even in the present danger and gives the readers a cause to admire him.

Answer 2

Answer:

It explains exactly how the narrator feels about the pitch dark, and it allows the reader to share that fear.

Explanation: