I think the best answer is history. The story of the Trojan War is primarily an example mythology where the purpose is for history. Mythology was one means to describe the environment during the ancient times. Myths were used to re-tell historical events.
When Chief Seattle refers several times to the angry young men in his tribe, he is trying to convince his audience to be more peaceable.
The author's attitude is the tone. This sets up mood, which is the reader's feelings toward the text. I often teach these together because they can be so confusing. Syntax is just the arrangement of words, which is often seen in poetry as this is where it is most effective. Diction is simply the choice of words, which is part of tone but not the full definition of tone. C is the correct answer.
An edict is a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. A tale is a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event,incident, or case; <span>story</span>