The Eagle

Given the tone of the poem, and noting especially the last line, what is the eagle most likely doing in the poem?

• dying of old age

• hunting prey

• learning joyfully to fly

• keeping watch over a nest

When the poet talks about the “azure world,” what is he most likely talking about?

• a forest

• the cliff

• the sky

• nature

In this second stanza, why does the poet uses the word crawls? What is he talking about?

• the waves

• sunlight on the water

• the eagle's prey

• the eagle itself

At the end of the poem, which two things does the author compare?

• the sea and a baby crawling

• the azure and a ring

• the sea and wrinkled skin

• the eagle and a thunderbolt

When the poet mentions “crooked hands” in the first line, he is really referring to …?

• His own hands

• the eagle's talons

• the rock's fissures

• tree branches