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In his story "The Black Cat," Edgar Allan Poe dramatizes his experience with madness, and challenges the readers suspension of disbelief by using imagery in describing the plot and characters. Poe uses foreshadowing to describe the scenes of sanity versus insanit ....

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.... foreshadowing in the statement “we had birds, goldfish, a fine dog, a rabbit, a small monkey, and a cat”(80). The use of italics hints to the reader of upcoming events about the cat that peaks interest and anticipation. Poe also describes a touch foreshadowing and suspension of disbelief when he illustrates his wives response to the cat when he writes "all black cats are witches in disguise, not that she was ever serious upon this point-and I mention the matter at all for no better reason than it happened, just now, to be remembered"(80). Poe expresses his early attachment to the cat and dramatizes the character changes he experiences when he ....