This activity is part of a series that allows you to explore different aspects of poetry.

It is based on the following poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892):

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The Eagle

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands,

Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
 

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

He watches from his mountain walls,

And like a thunderbolt he falls.

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You can read the poem again at any point by clicking on the red Help button on the screen which will show the introduction once more.

Let's get started.