The free verse structure reflects the same concept, in free verse, there is not a specific format, structure, style, or rhyme scheme that needs to be followed. However, the narrator is more focused on the message that he is trying to convey rather than trying to fulfill many rules and follow a rigid structure.

The girl walked up to the dog. of course she was only three years of age so she had no knowledge of what she was doing. she walked up to the wild beast, without considering the consequences. but she would find out soon. she held out her hand to touch the mangled canine. snap. the toddlers hand was soon covered in a red liquid. 

Is this all to the question

Tender and resignedthis is because of how the poet seems to accept that he can't stop the eagle of the sea from destroying it.