Which of the following can be used to discover an author's purpose? I. details in the story
II. historical context
III. publisher's life history

I, ll, and lll
I and ll only
I and III only
I only

B

Explanation:

 II only where I is details in the story and II is historical context. These can be used to discover an author's purpose. And the publisher's life history has nothing to do with the story, it tells only about the life history of the author.

i do not know what the passage is but i can give some examples

1. repetitive phrases may be used to create a emphasizing tone

2. pauses in sentences are used to create a dramatic effect but can also be suspenseful

3. using lots of exclamation marks and loud speech such as words in all caps can be creating a excited or possibly angry tone.

4. using lots of questioning phrases my mean that they are in suspicion of something.

5. using lots of questionable statements or questions can imply of a sneeky or sly tone.

the sun warms our planet, and with the moon, creates the tides. the moon orbits the earth and in turn, the earth orbits the sun. because they appear to be the same size in the sky, the sun, earth and moon work together to create eclipses. when the moon is directly in between the earth and sun