EXERCISE 1

a)The most dangerous moments:

"The wave that came upon me again, buried me at once 20 or 30 foot deep in its own body; and I could feel my self carried with a mightly force and swiftness towards the shore a very great way; but I held my breath, and assisted my self to swim still forward with all my might."

"I was covered again with water a good while, but not so long but I held it out; and finding the water had spent it self, and began to return, I strook forward against the return of the waves, and felt ground again with my feet."

"But neither would this deliver me from the fury of the sea, which came pouring in after me again.

The last time of these two had well near been fatal to me; for the sea having hurried me along as before, landed me, or rather dashed me against a piece of rock, and that with such force as it left me senseless, and indeed helpless as to my own deliverance".

"But I recovered a little before the return of the waves, and seeing I should be covered again with the water, I resolved to hold fast by a piece of the rock, and so to hold my breath, if possible, till the wave went back."

b)The description is based more on emotions.

EXERCISE 2

1)     the fury of the sea (subject)

2)     a passive verb

3)     Robinson's actions

The wave that came upon me again, buried me at once 20 or 30 foot deep in its own body; and I could feel my self carried with a mightly force and swiftness towards the shore a very great way; but I held my breath, and assisted my self to swim still forward with all my might. I was ready to burst with holding my breath, when, as I felt my self rising up, so to immediate relief, I found my head and hands shoot out above the surface of the water; and though it was not two seconds of time that I could keep my self so, yet it relieved me greatly, gave me breath and new courage. I was covered again with water a good while, but not so long but I held it out; and finding the water had spent it self, and began to return, I strook forward against the return of the waves, and felt ground again with my feet. I stood still a few moments to recover breath, and till the water went from me, and then took my heels, and run with what strength I had farther towards the shore. But neither would this deliver me from the fury of the sea, which came pouring in after me again, and twice more I was lifted up by the waves and carried forwards as before, the shore being very flat.

The last time of these two had well near been fatal to me; for the sea having hurried me along as before, landed me, or rather dashed me against a piece of rock, and that with such force as it left me senseless, and indeed helpless as to my own deliverance; for the blow taking my side and breast, beat the breath as it were quite out of my body; and had it returned again immediately, I must have been strangled in the water; but I recovered a little before the return of the waves, and seeing I should be covered again with the water, I resolved to hold fast by a piece of rock, and so to hold my breath, if possible, till the wave went back; now as the waves were not so high as at first, beaing nerarer land, I held my hold till the wave abated, and then fetched another run, which brought me so near the shore, that the next wave, though it went over me, yet did not so swallow me up as to carry me away, and the next run I took, I got to the main land, where, to my great comfort, I clambered up the clifts of the shore and sat me down upon the grass, free from danger, and quite out of the reach of the water. I was now landed and safe on shore, and began to look up and thank God that my life was saved in a case wherein there was some minutes before scarce any room to hope.

b)The two agents in the struggle are the Robison and the waves of the sea. Robinson appears as a passive agent

c)Aspects of personality:

n        Faith

n        Presence of mind

n        Courage

n        Sense of self

EXERCISE 3

a)Features apply to the description:

n        The words are concrete

n        The language is factual and straight to the point