Which best states the author's purpose for describing
the inside of Clinton Hall in the text?

The answer is 1. Literal language.

Explanation:

A connotation is a feeling that a word or phrase evokes. In literal language the meaning of the words and phrases are uncomplicated as they go to the nitty-gritty, we use it to say exactly what we mean, so this is the reason why Literal language can cause a positive or negative connotation, as sometimes many people do not like to hear the truth. Context language is simply the environment or the background of your conversation, technical language refers to especialized content; words, etc... and figurative language is the opposite of literal language,