Read this lighthearted essay about riding a bike. Which three descriptions reflect the purpose of this essay?
to entertain the reader with humorous ideas related to bike riding
to persuade the reader to learn to ride a bike as soon as possible
to inform the reader about the process of learning to ride a bike
to express a personal experience of riding a bike
to instruct the reader about how to get
a bike
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I have looked this question up and found it is about a couple of paragraphs from the essay "Taming a Bicycle" by Mark Twain. Since the essay is long, I will not post it here. But it can easily be found online.

The three descriptions which reflect the purpose of the essay are:

1. to entertains the reader with humorous ideas related to bike riding.

3. to inform the reader about the process of learning to ride a bike

5. to instruct the reader about how to get on a bike

Explanation:

In his humorous essay "Taming a Bicycle," Mark Twain describes the process of learning how to ride a bicycle in a most interesting way. At the same time he assures readers they will fall, he also assures them that they will keep on trying. After all, that is the beauty of riding a bike: it is dangerous, it can hurt you, and that is exactly why you want to do it.

Twain compares riding a bike to learning German, making the latter seem uninteresting and complicated. He also tells readers what is involved in riding (balance, propel, steer, etc.) and how to get on the bike, which he describes in a most funny way, as if it were a matter that demands great attention and a step-by-step explanation.

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hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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