Which passage is an example of exposition in edgar allan poe's "the black cat"?
a. but to-morrow i die, and to-day i would unburthen my soul.
b. upon its head . . sat the hideous beast . . i had walled the monster up within the tomb!
c. i took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!
d. i married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not uncongenial with my own.

The correct answer is D. I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not uncongenial with my own.

Explanation:

Exposition is a literary device mainly used to provide to the reader background information of the characters, events and other elements, which is usually used at the beginning of the narrative, in this way, the exposition contextualizes the reader and help him to understand the events, character, and others that will be developed in the story. In this case, "I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not uncongenial with my own" is an example of exposition as it tells the reader previous information that is related to the events presented in the story but occurred before the main events told in the story, as when the story begins the main character has been married for some considerable time, also, it helps the reader know the relationship between the main character and his wife, contextualizing the characters and previous events.

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explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

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