Match or surpass ( a person or achievement)
It suggests that parents’ words were held in very high regard.
Who wrote that? i'm not entirely sure if those are seperate lines or if that's how it was written.
D - The narrator says he will die the following day.
In the first paragraph of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat", the narrator says, "But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul," meaning that he will die the following day.
Then he goes into his childhood and marriage.
The CORRECT answer to this question would be D. social commentary. Hope this helps you ^~^ Also, I'm 100% sure that's the answer since I just finished up the test. Good luck on it!