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In this passage, Willis is expressing that literature is a message from the past telling us about the lives of those before us. We are told that these messages are trying to tell us how we live and how we die based on others experiences. Willis tries to explain this through a concerned, yet passionate tone that urges us, the readers, to learn from the mistakes and the fortunes of the lives of people before us. We can only do this through literature, as it is the gateway to seeing how the world works.
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c. it does not use excess words
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<span>A long narrative poem written in elevated style, in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds. The setting is vast in scope, covering great nations, the world, or the universe, and the action is important to the history of a nation or people.</span>
A. See
It's A because, "Right now I will see several porpoises swimming next to our boat." doesn't make any sense. Had seen and will have seen does not make sense, too. Hope this helped you! :)
I would say A) call to action (roughly 90% sure lol)