What was the author’s purpose in mentioning Christopher Columbus in chapter 11? To expose the evils of imperialism.
To compare Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor to explorers.
To highlight the dangers that pioneers face.
To contrast the experience of sailing with that of space travel.

He eats some of the men

The poem is an unconventional sonnet; it develops a main idea in the first twelve lines, and is capped by a big thought in the final couplet. the poem follows a narrator describing the industriousness of nature’s creatures, preparing for the coming spring. all of creation is at work, but the speaker is sullen as the only creature he can see who finds himself without an occupation.