How does the auther persuade reader in this essay?what is he trying to communicate to the reader?

Which lines from ovid’s "pyramus and thisbe" establish setting?

Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath: snub-nosed monsters, raising the dust and sticking theirsnouts into it, straight down the country, across thecountry through fences, through dooryards, and in and outof gullies in straight lineswhich best describes the tone in this passage

Cooper used examples from classical literature and history in her essay because she wanted to show that she was educated she wanted to show that women could do great things she wanted to prove that the classics were still important she wanted to prove that education should include the study of the classics