Understanding Author's Purpose Flashcard

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Which of these is NOT a common purpose for a scribe to wield his quill? Options: To inform, To entertain, To persuade

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To confuse

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What purpose doth a learned scribe most likely seek when filling his parchment with many a fact and number?

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To inform

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What is the purpose of an author who wishes to tickle the reader's funny bone and bring forth laughter?

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To entertain

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What is the author's purpose in a tale where creatures of fur and feather speak and embark on adventures?

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To entertain

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What purpose does a wise author most likely pursue by providing step-by-step counsel?

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To instruct

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Imagine thou art an orator upon the grand stage, and thy speech is laced with words that stir the heart and opinions bold as a lion’s roar. What dost thou infer about the orator’s purpose?

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To persuade

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How doth the poet’s purpose shape the lines of a poem that painteth nature with words most vivid and stirreth the soul with passions deep?

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The author wieldeth words most fair to stir feelings of nature in the heart.

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How do the author's personal tales, true facts, and summons to action serve the author's purpose in a scroll warning of the perils of smoking?

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They help persuade the reader to avoid smoking.