POETRY

THE Eagle                                                                                  Alfred, Lord Tennyson He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

        

4.1  Who is the author of “The Eagle” ?                                                                              (1)

4.2  What is the poem about? Complete the following sentence to answer this question.

        The poem is about an eagle which …                                                                         (1)

4.3  Explain why the alliteration in line 1 is effective.                                                           (1)

4.4  Quote and explain the effect of another example of alliteration in the first verse.            (2)

4.5  How do you know that very few creatures live where the eagle is sitting on the

       mountain. Quote to prove your answer.                                                                       (2)  

4.6  Quote two phrases from the poem to show that the eagle is sitting very high up on

        the mountain.                                                                                                              (2)

4.7  Why does the eagle fall?                                                                                              (1)                  

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