Which best explains the author's purpose in a poem that celebrates friendship?

• A. To inform about friendship facts
• B. To entertain and convey admiration or appreciation for friendship
• C. To criticize society
• D. To explain rhyme schemes

Answer: (B)

In poetry, the author’s purpose is to express what they want you to feel or think and what they want to celebrate or convey. A poem that celebrates friendship aims to entertain and show admiration or appreciation for friends, inviting readers to share in that warmth and valuing of friendship. The other options miss this aim: informing about friendship facts would feel instructional, criticizing society would pursue a social critique, and explaining rhyme schemes focuses on form rather than why the poet wrote the poem. So the best answer is that the poem’s purpose is to entertain and express admiration for friendship.