<Table> Film noir <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Two silhouetted figures in The Big Combo (1955). The film's cinematographer was John Alton, the creator of many of film noir's stylized images . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> early 1940s--late 1950s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Influences </Th> <Td> German Expressionism, French Poetic Realism, Italian Neorealism, American Hardboiled Fiction, Art déco (scenography) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Influenced </Th> <Td> French New Wave </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Two silhouetted figures in The Big Combo (1955). The film's cinematographer was John Alton, the creator of many of film noir's stylized images . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> early 1940s--late 1950s </Td> </Tr>

What literary devices have been used in the black cat and how do they explain the themes