One main purpose of a reflective essay is

a. to instruct others how to accomplish something.
b. to formalize a journal or diary entry.
c. to share what you have learned about a topic.
d. to tell a story about a personal event in your life.

C. to share what you have learned about a topic.

Explanation:

This is the main purpose of a reflective essay. A reflective essay is one in which the author thinks about an experience he has gone through. The author of this type of essay usually wants to share the knowledge that he has gained about a topic. A reflective essay is usually extremely personal, but it should still be relatable so that others find it interesting too.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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answer: first person

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