The following text is adapted from Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1841 poem "The Snow-Storm" Announced by all the trumpets of the sky, Arrives the snow, and driving o'er the fields, Seems nowhere to fland The whited[-out]air Hides hills and woods,the river, and the heaven. And veils the [farmhouse)at the garden's end. The sled and traveller stopped, the [messenger's] feet Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit Around the radiant fireplace enclosed In a tumultuous privacy of storm. Which choice best states the main purpose of the text? Elimination Tool Select one answer A To give an example of a poem that doesn't need to use rhyme B To describe the types of people who used to visit farmhouses C To illustrate the connection of nature to divine forces D To show how much more powerful at nature is than people