Lit. 7 - (Of People) - TEST 2 Flashcards
(match) Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings.
“High Flight”
(match) And before they came back,
They had blazed out a track
From St. Louis straight to the Pacific
“Lewis and Clark”
(match) Columbus found a world, and had no chart,
Save one that faith deciphered in the skies.
“Faith”
(match) “Now speak, brave Admiral; speak and say–
He said: Sail on! Sail on! And on!”
“Columbus”
who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
Daniel Defoe
Who wrote “Discovery of the Pacific Ocean”?
Washington Irving
Who wrote Look What You Did, Christopher?
Ogden Nash
In “Prayer for a Pilot,” the poet refers to ____________ as “birds of steel.”
airplanes
When Robinson Crusoe found money on the ship, he called it a ______.
drug
On the island, Robinson Crusoe lived in a __________.
tent
According to the story about Balboa, he gave thanks to God for being the first European to see this ocean.
Pacific
In ‘Look What You Did, Christopher!’ he thought he would find this by sailing west.
China
Essay: How did Crusoe’s focus on being alone on the island change? Give at least two things he was thankful for.
His attitude changed from hopelessness to thankfulness for being alive.
*he had not drowned
* God can deliver
*he had food and was not starving
*safe from wild animals
*ship landed near shore, possible to get many supplies from the ship
