Which best describes the author’s purpose in “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”? The author intended for the reader to become
more curious about astronomy. The author intended for the reader to feel awed by the power of nature. The author intended for the reader to be inspired to spend more time in classrooms. The author intended for the reader to stop reading books to gain knowledge.
<span>In
the poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer”, the author intended the reader
to feel awed by the power of nature because the author wants the reader to rely
more on his intuition. And that he wants the reader to understand that you
cannot truly understand the feeling of others towards the beauty of nature unless
you experience it yourself. That you have to experience it firsthand in order feel how nature
could be so magical and awe-inspiring.</span>
C. The reason why is because it's talking about how much would it takes to make charcoal, which is a lot to yield so little charcoal. So, it's negative.
