What is the authors purpose in the passage O to persuade people that what is most important is to keep trying
O to inform people that it is especially important to get things right the first time
O to entertain people with funny examples of people failing. it was aA

to persuade that what is most important is to keep trying

Explanation:

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.

where is the graph?

i only can answer with a graph!