Answer:
To introduce one source of the settlers' fears
Explanation:
The information about the earlier colony of Sir Walter Raleigh was meant to introduce a factor that must have created doubts and fears in the minds of the new colonists. The settlers sent by Sir Walter Raleigh had disappeared mysteriously.
So, the settlers must have wondered what could have happened to them, and if the circumstances behind their disappearance might have affected them as well. So that was one source of the settlers' fears.
Metaphors are used to represent the appearence of the snake. They create the meaning of a rough skinned, black and ribbed snake. The snake is similar to the appearence of a rounded tire. This gives the reader an imagination of what the snake looks like. Similes are also used in this poem to give a clear picture of the position of the snake. It appears the black snake looks very light and limp.
1. you don't need <em>the </em>in lake manitoba
2. don't need <em>the </em>in saudi arabia
3. don't need <em>the</em> before africa
4. don't need <em>the</em> before lisbon
5. no <em>the</em> before antarctica
srry for the misspellings.
The sky is neither blue or bright. Just grey and dark. Its lightly raining and at a very cool temperature