“The Eagle: A Fragment”
By 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.
Poetry Analysis Questions for “The Eagle: A Fragment”
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How many lines does the poem have, and what is its rhyme scheme?
What does the Eagle symbolize?
What is being personified in the poem?
What is the poem’s message?
Draw the imagery: What you “see” as you read/hear the poem?