Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly. The mass that framed them, the head of the thing, was rounded, and had, one might say, a face. There was a mouth under the eyes, the lipless brim of which quivered and panted, and dropped saliva. The whole creature heaved and pulsated convulsively. A lank tentacular appendage gripped the edge of the cylinder, another swayed in the air.


–The War of the Worlds,

H. G. Wells


What is the author's purpose in this passage?

- To inform

- To entertain

- To to persuade

How is this purpose revealed?

- Through facts and data about aliens

- Through appeals to the reader's belief in aliens

- Through descriptive details about an alien

Answer: to entertain and through descriptive details about an aliens