Which of the following most likely states the author's purpose in the text? Story: Molly Pitcher, American Heroine

1. The author wanted to inform the reader about what made Molly Pitcher so noteworthy among the women of her time.

2. The author wanted to persuade the reader to believe the controversy surrounding Molly Pitcher.

3. The author wanted to entertain the reader with a humorous, lighthearted narrative about a fictional character, Molly Pitcher.

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Read the following passage: he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, and objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue— but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. the once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance. there were times, indeed, when i thought his unceasingly agitated mind was laboring with some oppressive secret, to divulge which he struggled for the necessary courage. which of the above ideas might be considered foreshadowing? he is wandering all over the chamber his skin tone is really pale his voice is quivering the narrator thinks he is laboring with an oppressive secret

Apoem that expresses deep, personal grief is called a a.) free verse b.) traditional lyric forms c.) narrative style