Question

Which statement about the author s purpose is true? Similar to theme and motif, there is only one accurate interpretation of an author s purpose. Like other reader interpretations, it must be supported with evidence from the text. If the author never states a purpose, there is none. Most texts have no fewer than three purposes, all of which the reader must find.

Answer 1

Like other reader interpretations, it must be supported with evidence from the text.

In any type of analysis of a text, it must be able to be proven using evidence from the text. This is the best choice out of all the other four. Option A is wrong because there can be more than one accurate interpretation for theme and motif , so the entire statement is just wrong. Option B is correct. Option C is wrong because there is always a purpose. Option D is wrong because it says "most texts have NO fewer than three purposes". This is not true most text only have ONE purpose not three or more.

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Answer 2

Like other reader interpretations, it must be supported with evidence from the text.

In any type of analysis of a text, it must be able to be proven using evidence from the text. This is the best choice out of all the other four. Option A is wrong because there can be more than one accurate interpretation for theme and motif , so the entire statement is just wrong. Option B is correct. Option C is wrong because there is always a purpose. Option D is wrong because it says "most texts have NO fewer than three purposes". This is not true most text only have ONE purpose not three or more.