Read the poem and answer the question below. Question 1 . Read lines 11 and 12 from the poem. Why does the poet compare space travelers to the early settlers of America?

A. To highlight the difficulties that the early settlers encountered when venturing into new places.
B. To imply that the obstacles the early settlers faced discouraged them from exploring new lands
C. To suggest that the explorers will overcome the difficulties in space just as explorers in the past overcame their difficulties
D. To demonstrate that explorers will encounter the same challenges in space as explorers in the past did in other frontier