HELP ME PLEAS Technically, though, the islands themselves are far from being “dry.” Water dominates most of the park’s 100-square-mile area. In fact, barely 85 acres of dry land are found in the Dry Tortugas. The rest of it—the wet part—can be explored by boat, snorkeling, or casual wading.

How does the author’s choice of the word dominates help readers understand the meaning of the excerpt?

The reader learns that water overpowers the area.

The reader learns that water strengthens the area.

The reader learns that water commands respect in the area.

The reader learns that water is a prominent feature of the area.

is this the question?

wordsworth tends to see nature as 'out there'; a presence which surrounds humans, and contributes to human life, but is different from humans. if you look at a typical wordsworth poem (there was a boy, ye knew him well ye rocks) - wordsworth talks about nature as something that needs to be learned about and understood, nature is different from us.  

if you look at a byron poem (the isles of greece is a good one) - byron looks at nature mainly for what it already means to man. wordsworth will look at a landscape and see the mountains, trees, valleys, and rivers as almost spiritual presences - wordsworth wants to get to know nature.  

byron will look at the same landscape and he will want to know who lives there, what are the villages? are there any farms or mines, is there some history?  

wordsworth looks at nature for what it is; byron is forever asking what it means.  

wordsworth thinks that humans are part of nature; byron thinks that nature is part of being human

theresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in his new fall clothes.