Post Early for Space

Why does the poet compare space travelers to the early settlers of America

• to highlight the difficulties that the early settlers encountered when venturing into new places.

• to imply that the obstacles the early settlers faced discouraged them from exploring new lands

• To suggest that explorers will overcome the difficulties in space just as explorers in the past overcame their difficulties

• To demonstrate that explorers will encounter the same challenges in space as explorers in the past did in other frontiers

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What does the final stanza of the poem suggest about the future?

• Some people will travel to other planets, while others will choose not to.

• People who travel to other planets will no longer communicate with people living on Earth.

• Some people will regret their decision to remain on Earth.

• People who travel to other planets will want their family members living on Earth to join them.

The progression from “wayfarers” to “spacefarers” demonstrates that people —

• have made scientific discoveries while traveling to new places

• have developed ways to explore new regions

• select the mode of transportation that is most convenient

• prefer some forms of transportation over others

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What do the descriptions of the future throughout the poem suggest about the speaker?

• He believes that people will be intimidated by the challenge of space travel.

• He feels confident that people will be able to travel easily through space.

• He assumes that living on another planet will be different from living on Earth.

• He accepts that space travel likely will be unavailable during his lifetime.

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