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.
The answer would be D correct me if i'm wrong.
C) Tying the paragraph together is definitely one of them. If I had to choose another one I would include B) Emphasizing the important points.