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 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 on emotions.

EXERCISE 2

a)

The fury of the sea:

- The wave that came upon me again buried me at once twenty or thirty feet deep in its own body [...].

- I was covered again with water a good [...].

- 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 forward as before, the shore being very flat.

- The last time of these two had well-nigh been fatal to me, for the sea having hurried me along as before, landed me, or rather dashed me, against a piece of rock [...].

- [...] 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 [...].

- [...] next wave, tho' it went over me, yet did not so swallow me up as to carry me away [...].

Passive verbs :

- I was covered

- I was lifted up by the waves

- The sea having hurried me [...] dashed me [...] left me

Robinson's actions:

- [...] 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 strook forward against the return of the waves, and felt ground again with my feet. I stood still a few moments to recover breath [...]

- [...] 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, being nearer land, I held my hold till the wave abated, and then fetched another run, which brought me so near the shore [...]

- [...] 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 of the struggle are Robinson Crusoe and the sea. Robinson appears more as a passive agent.

c)

- faith

- presence of mind

- courage

- sense of self 

EXERCISE 3

a)

- the words are ordinary and concrete

- the sentences are long and syntactically complex

- the language is factual and straight to the point

b)

- The wave that came upon me again buried me at once twenty or thirty feet deep in its own body, and I could feel myself carried with a mighty force and swiftness towards the shore - a very great way;

-I was ready to burst with holding my breath, when, as I felt myself rising up, so, to my immediate relief, I found my head and hands shoot out above the surface of the water; and tho' it was not two seconds of time that I could keep myself so, yet it relieved me greatly, gave me breath, and new courage.