4. Literary Text: “The Eagle,” Alfred, Lord Tennyson Read this poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Then, answer the following question(s).

Which sound devices are used in line 1 of the poem?

a. assonance and consonance
b. alliteration and slant rhyme
c. assonance and alliteration
d. consonance and onomatopoeia

5. What does the simile in line 6 suggest about the eagle?

a. its slow but steady hunting style
b. its extreme hunger
c. its sharp eyes and beak
d. its speed and power

6. Which line from the poem reveals personification?

a. the blue sky above a mountain
b. the sound of an eagle's wings
c. the rough feeling of a mountain crag
d. the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls