Nome
Mes
Redir
for
The Eagle
Wod
Our
This
will
He clasps the crog with crooked hands;
Close to the sea in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands,
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt, he folls.
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Fas
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by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Directions: Write an answer to each question.
1.
Write a short summary of this poem. What is the poem about?
of
focus
eople alone
atop a mountain
11
The eagle
him
crawls
2.
What simile appears in this poem?
The wrinkled
beneath
Ocean
blue
3.
What does the poet mean by "the azure world"?
colour
to the sky of the
4.
Would you classify this poem as a ballad, an elegy, or a lyric poem? Give a reason for your
choice.
5.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
52
Dallace