The eagle power point
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The poem describes an eagle perched on a craggy cliffside, alone but in control of its dominion. Through personification and imagery, the eagle is portrayed as powerful yet isolated, surveying the wrinkled sea below before swooping down like a thunderbolt to seize its prey. Literary devices like simile, alliteration and personification create a vivid picture of the eagle's strength and supremacy from its lofty vantage point.
The eagle power point
- 2. He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands Ringed with the azure world, he stands
- 3. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt, he falls.
- 4. “He” – personalizes the eagle, giving him an identity. Alliteration – emphasizes the hardness of a rock and the eagle’s talons.
- 5. Personification and alliteration – emphasizes loneliness and isolation.
- 6. Azure – sky blue signifying a clear, cloudless day. He has the sky behind him which adds to the tone off power and superiority.
- 7. Personification – from high up the sea looks like an old wrinkled face = worn and been around for a long time.
- 8. This signifies possession. The world belongs to him, it is his kingdom.
- 9. Simile – suggests the speed and power of the eagle as he swoops down toward his prey.
- 10. The poem is about an eagle perched on the side (crag) of a cliff. It swoops down to catch its prey or to his death.
- 11. The intention is to convey strength and power of the eagle. The theme is power, superiority, isolation and the natural world.
- 12. Simile, alliteration and personification have been used. This helps to create effective imagery We are able to imagine the eagle and the world around him. The poem is vivid and creative.
- 13. Admiration Superior powerful
- 14. 2 stanzas of 3 lines Regular rhyme scheme aaa bbb Equal line length A regular structure – this emphasises / reinforces the perfect power.