Asked by caleb
Which is the BEST way to determine the author’s purpose for writing a literary work?
by writing a letter to the author to ask what his or her purpose was for writing the work
by studying another literary work in the same genre and making comparisons
by looking at elements in the work such as the point of view, setting, and characterization
by reading critical reviews of the work and searching for the term author’s purpose
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by looking at elements in the work such as the point of view, setting, and characterization
Reason: analyzing the text’s elements lets you infer the author’s intent from what they actually wrote, which is more direct and reliable than relying on external sources or comparisons alone.
Reason: analyzing the text’s elements lets you infer the author’s intent from what they actually wrote, which is more direct and reliable than relying on external sources or comparisons alone.
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