Read the excerpt from P.J.A. Bert's "The Bell Rock."


Legend tells of a pirate who, for amusement, cut the bell from its mooring, only to be wrecked on the Rock himself some time later. This story has been immortalised in Robert Southey's poem "The Inchcape Rock."


Which choice best states the author's purpose of this excerpt?



It is to inform the reader about the inspiration for Southey's poem.



It is to persuade the reader that Southey's poem is based on a true event.



It is to describe for the reader how the pirate's ship looked as it sank.



It is to show the reader that at least one poem has been written about the Bell Rock.


20 points :D