"Sweating in the heat, we had lost the whole day, dreading to be buried alive in the drifting sand." & <span>"Sand in the scanty food, sand in the brackish water—water that was drunk lukewarm from a clammy, loathsome water-skin."</span>
"Sand in the scanty food, sand in the brackish water—water that was drunk lukewarm from a clammy, loathsome water-skin."
This is shows that nature is severe and unkind because sand is getting into the food and water. Also the water is being described as brackish. Brackish water is not pleasant to drink and it can sometimes contain salt water too.
"Sweating in the heat, we had lost the whole day, dreading to be buried alive in the drifting sand. "
This passage also shows the nature's unkindness and severity. It talks about how the heat is terrible and they risk the sands (or nature) swallowing them up.
The other passages are not correct. The first passage described the Arab Sheikh pressing them on...this is not nature. The third option describes nature as pleasant and enjoyable which is the opposite of severe and unkind.
<span>A participial phrase is a form of verb functioning
as an adjective to modify nouns and pronouns. In this sentence, the participial
phrase comes before the main clause and it is followed by a comma.</span>
Answer: Vǫluspá is the first and best known poem of the Poetic Edda. It tells the story of the creation of the world and its coming end, related to the audience by a völva addressing Odin. It is one of the most important primary sources for the study of Norse mythology.
