Hello there.
<span>What purpose did the use of alliteration and rhyme serve in the ballads from the Anglo-Saxon era?
A. They made it easier to remember the words of the ballads, which were recited. </span>
Answer:
Yes, Zaroff provides his opponents with all that they need to escape him.
I believe it would be to inform, the particular excerpt isn't really informing about anything, and its not persuading the reader to do anything, simply attempting to entertain the reader with a story.