The author’s purpose is

a. the primary reason the author wrote the text.

b. the feelings the author has about the text.

c. the thoughts the author has about the text.

d. the conclusions the author draws in the text.

Idon’t know what the answer is i wish i could

Allusion and illusion. an allusion is an indirect reference, whereas an illusion is something that is unreal or incorrect. each of the nouns has a related verb form: allude “to refer indirectly to,” and illude (not a very common word), which may mean “to delude or deceive” or “to subject to an illusion.”