The correct answer is to mock the epic form, which was popular among the upper class
The other answer are also correct, however, they don't refer to the style and structure, but rather to the content. He wanted to show stylistically that the society read only epics that were bad and wanted to make fun of that.
9 gives info that the author is giving evidence about the topic
10 needs info to inform the readers
The personal problem that Milton examined in his poem Lycidas is how to deal with the loss of loved ones.
He wrote in that poem about his best friend who died, so it is a sort of a manual on how to get over your grief as well. It is an ode to his best friend whom he lost and couldn't forget, so he decided to commemorate him in a poem and thus he will live forever through art.
