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The anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. A birthday is a day when a person celebrates the anniversary of his or her birth. The celebration of a birthday usually is thought to mark how old a person is, traditionally stopping when death occurs and only stating that if still alive, they would have been old
I believe it would be to inform, the particular excerpt isn't really informing about anything, and its not persuading the reader to do anything, simply attempting to entertain the reader with a story.
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to know the voice in poetry
C. Using vivd language and sensory details to create images.