GCELiterature in EnglishPoetry Analysis2024

Read the poem below carefully and answer the questions that follow. The Eagle 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. — Alfred Lord Tennyson (a) Identify and explain TWO figures of speech used in the poem, giving one example of each from the poem. [6 marks] (b) What is the mood of the eagle as presented in the poem? Support your answer with evidence from the poem. [4 marks] (c) Comment on the effectiveness of the final line: 'And like a thunderbolt he falls.' [5 marks]

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