• 2.3.6 Analyze Gothic Elements in Literature Read this sentence from the opening paragraph of "The Black Cat":
But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.
Why does Poe place this line near the beginning of the story?
A. To provide an unusual setting that prepares the reader for frightening
events
XO B. To set a quick pace so that readers know the story will have a lot of
action
C. To make the reader aware that this story is an example of Gothic
literature
D. To foreshadow events to come and make the reader wonder what the
narrator has done
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