Question

Choose the answer that BEST explains 1) what kind of imagery the simile in the last line creates, 2) how that image affects the poem, and 3) how the image impacts the reader.

Answer 1

Read the poem “The Eagle: A Fragment” by Alfred Lord Tennyson and answer the question that follows.

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun 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 falls.

Choose the answer that BEST explains 1) what kind of imagery the simile in the last line creates, 2) how that image affects the poem, and 3) how the image impacts the reader.

A.
1) Imagery: The simile in the last line appeals to the senses of smell and sound. The reader can smell the fire from the thunderbolt and see the eagle falling sharply and suddenly.
2) Poem: For most of the poem, the eagle is moving. This is the first and only image that describes the eagle actually stopping.
3) Reader: The final image leaves the reader with a feeling of surprise at the power and suddenness of his departure.
B.
1) Imagery: The simile in the last line appeals to the senses of sight and sound. The reader can hear the loud thunderbolt and see the eagle falling sharply and suddenly.
2) Poem: For most of the poem, the eagle is situated unmoving on his perch. This is the first and only image that describes the eagle actually moving (possibly in pursuit of prey).
3) Reader: The final image leaves the reader with a feeling of surprise at the power and suddenness of his departure.
C.
1) Imagery: The simile in the last line appeals to the senses of smell and touch. The reader can smell the fire from the thunderbolt and feel the eagle falling sharply and suddenly.
2) Poem: For most of the poem, the eagle is moving. This is the first and only image that describes the eagle actually stopping.
3) Reader: The final image leaves the reader with a feeling of disbelief at the strength and suddenness of his departure.
D.
1) Imagery: The simile in the last line appeals to the senses of taste and sound. The reader can taste the salt in the air from the rain and see the eagle falling sharply and suddenly.
2) Poem: For most of the poem, the eagle is moving. This is the first and only image that describes the eagle actually stopping.
3) Reader: The final image leaves the reader with a feeling of disbelief at the strength and suddenness of his departure.

Answer 2

@Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 3

Which one do you think is correct?

Answer 4

B?

Answer 5

Yes, \(\normalsize\bf\color{lime}B\).

Answer 6

:D