Read the passage from “Rivers and Stories,” Part 1.

O great Lord Danube
the blood of the white town
Is flowing in your veins

If you love it get up a moment
From your bed of love—

Ride on the largest carp
Pierce the leaden clouds
And come visit your heavenly birthplace

Bring gifts to the white town
The fruits and birds and flowers of paradise

The bell towers will bow down to you
And the streets prostrate themselves
O great Lord Danube

What are the author’s purposes for including this poem?

Select all that apply.

-to inform readers about rivers and to persuade them to try writing their own poetry about rivers
-to persuade readers that rivers have a unique beauty
-to entertain readers with poetic description of a river
-to inform readers that rivers have a long history of being mentioned in poetry