Read the passage from “Edgar Allan Poe.”
“In speaking of my mother you have touched a string to which my heart fully responds. To have known her is to be an object of great interest in my eyes. I myself never knew her—and never knew the affection of a father. Both died (as you may remember) within a few weeks of each other. I have many occasional dealings with Adversity—but the want of parental affection has been the heaviest of my trials.”
In this passage, the author quotes Poe to define
A. a cause of his dark themes.
B. an effect of his dark themes.
C. the central idea of his dark themes.
D. the relationships in his dark themes.

I think the answer would be a- a cause of his dark times

Explanation:

I chose this answer because a cause is something that leads to an outcome. In this case, the death of Poe's parents may have been a cause to his dark themes. This is supported when he says "...you have touched a string to which my heart fully responds" and "I have many occasional dealings with Adversity- but the want of parental affection has been the heaviest of my trials"

Let me know if this raises any other questions, I'll try my best to answer them :)

i have a basic answer but if you want a more in depth

homework should not be banned because it tells the teacher if you were paying attention in class or not. it assures the teacher that you understand the material so you can move on to different material.