The question that a reader should ask to identify an author's purpose is "Why did the author write this text?"
I think the answer is rhetoric. This is used when you are trying to persuade
or get their point through a particular situation. This when she makes a rhetorical remark on
her determination to bury her brother though she tries to convince Ismene, she
fails.
i would think A? before taking my answer maybe wait for a second opinion :)
by William Wordsworth!
Line three signals a tone shift from sadness to wonder