In a well-written paragraph and using the ACE strategy, analyze the effect of first-person point of view on the short story “The Pit and the Pendulum”. How does first-person point of view help make the story effective? How would it be different if the story were written from a different point of view? Is the narrator Reliable? Support your answers with at least two pieces of properly cited Textual Evidence.
First-Person POV This is when the narrator is referring to him or herself. You will see 'I,' 'me,' 'my' and 'mine' in first person.
Suspense a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
Tone emotional attitudes that are embedded in the text; tone can be happy, sad, thoughtful, or angry—among others.
Analyze to break something down into its parts in order to understand how it all fits together or works as a whole.