Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. a series of rapids and waterfalls on a river polytheistic 2. people groups that a
re native to a region cataract 3. a system of writing in which signs or characters represent meanings mercenary 4. professional soldier paid to fight for a country other than his own indigenous 5. a belief that many gods control the universe logographic
Mercenary- a professional soldier paid to fight for a country other than his own. <span>Indigenous- people or groups that are native to a region Polytheistic- a belief that many gods control the universe Logographic- a system of writing in which signs or symbols represent meanings Cataract- a series of rapids and waterfalls on a river
Both the poem and the story is expressing how humans impact nature and how we feel about it. In Cervantes's poem, the theme is humans destroy things for no reason but for our own personal gain. In Hurd's story, the theme is we are as insignificant to nature as it is to us.
