What is the author’s secondary purpose for writing "Letter to His Son"? to explain to his son how to follow the ideals of Puritanism

to describe for his son the moments of "the dark day"

to convince his son of his obligation to his parents to do the right thing as he was raised to do

to entertain his son with stories of his mother's worrying over his questionable choices in life

Write an essay on your aim in life to become engineer

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply