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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
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Hi
Please tell me if the answers are correct.
The Eagle
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.
1. Given the tone of the poem, and noting especially the last line, what is the eagle most likely doing in the poem?
a. dying of old age
b. hunting prey
c. learning joyfully to fly
d. keeping watch over a nest of young eagles
2. To which of the following do the underlined words azure world most likely refer?
a. forest
b. the sky
c. the cliff
d. nature
3. In the second stanza, first line, to which of the following does the verb crawls refer?
a. waves
b. sunlight on the water
c. the eagle's prey
d. the eagle itself
Please tell me if the answers are correct.
The Eagle
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.
1. Given the tone of the poem, and noting especially the last line, what is the eagle most likely doing in the poem?
a. dying of old age
b. hunting prey
c. learning joyfully to fly
d. keeping watch over a nest of young eagles
2. To which of the following do the underlined words azure world most likely refer?
a. forest
b. the sky
c. the cliff
d. nature
3. In the second stanza, first line, to which of the following does the verb crawls refer?
a. waves
b. sunlight on the water
c. the eagle's prey
d. the eagle itself
Top answer
(1) and (2) are correct. I think that (3) is correct.
- (1) and (2) are correct.
- I think that (3) is correct.
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Thank you, GPY.
But, as for the third one, the line in the poem is ."wrinkled sea crawls". That is why I chose 'waves'.
But, as for the third one, the line in the poem is ."wrinkled sea crawls". That is why I chose 'waves'.
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vsureshThank you, GPY.But, as for the third one, the line in the poem is ."wrinkled sea crawls". That is why I chose 'waves'.Right, but saying that the sea "crawls" is unusual, and one would never normally use the word "crawls" about waves. In fact, the movement of waves is normally totally unlike "crawling". All I can imagine is that author is referring to t
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GPYAll I can imagine is that author is referring to the impression of much slower wave movement when the sea is viewed from a great height.I did think the same.
Thank you for your views,GPY.
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