In the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe creates suspense in many ways. He uses foreshadowing to hint at events in the future and make you wonder what is going to happen, which in return creates suspense. He uses foreshadowing when he kills pluto, the first cat. This hint at him getting into trouble later on by showing how is growing more and more crazy. Poe continues this foreshadowing all the way through the story, hinting at him becoming more and more crazy until he kills his own wife. All of the dangerous actions going on in the story like killing the first cat, cutting the eyes out of the cats, and hanging pluto create a very scary mood. He does all of these things and talks about being possessed and demonic, which creates
