D. It sways the audience’s thinking or action
        
             
        
        
        
I don’t even know who she is - is the answer
        
             
        
        
        
This is called interpretation.
This is when critics want to find meaning in what an author has written. Analysis is much broader while scanning is incorrect. Evaluation is also inappropriately used here.
        
                    
             
        
        
        
To 'communicate profound truths'