Read the poem. my cat a bump of black and white is purring in my bed. and later on at night i find him near my head. the pillow quakes and quivers like pudding on a plate. he wakes me up at midnight. i sure hope he sleeps late! there are several examples of alliteration in this poem. how does the alliteration affect the tone of this poem? it creates a humorous tone because the speaker is amused by the cat even though it keeps the speaker awake. it creates a mournful tone because the speaker is sad about losing sleep. it expresses the speaker’s frustration with the cat. it expresses how tired the speaker is because the cat keeps the speaker awake.