Question

a. Answer these questions.
1. Close to the sun in lonely lands...
a. Is the eagle really standing close to the sun'? Why does the speaker describe him this way?
b. What do you think is referred to as 'lonely lands?
2. Read only the first stanza. What do you think the 'azure' refers to? Now, read the second stanza. Could it also refer to something else?
3. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls... a. Why is the sea'wrinkled'?
b. Where is the sea with respect to the bird? What is the sea doing? Does this make the sea look stronger or weaker than the bird:
4. Is there any element of surprise in the last line? Why do you think the speaker compares the eagle to a thunderbolt?​

Answer 1

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