Question

select the appositive or appositive phrase. \the sphinx,\ which was written by edgar allan poe, one of the early masters of the horror genre, tells the story of a man terrified of contracting cholera.

Explanation:

An appositive is a noun or noun - phrase that renames another noun right beside it. Here, "one of the early masters of the horror genre" renames Edgar Allan Poe.

Answer:

one of the early masters of the horror genre