1a. In "The Eagle: A Fragment," what does the eagle clasp? What surrounds the eagle where it stands?
2a. What does the eagle do?
3a. In "Break, Break, Break," what does the sea do?
4a. What does the fisherman's boy do? the sailor's lad? the stately ships?
1b. What does the phrase "lonely lands" suggest about the eagle?
2b. What do you think is the purpose of this action?
3b. Why might Tennyson be thinking about this?
4b. What does Tennyson think about these actions?
5a. Identify the verbs within each of these two poems. Are they mainly active verbs or passive verbs?
5b. How do these verbs help to create strong lines of poetry?
6a. How does Tennyson describe the sea in "Break, Break, Break"? How does he feel about the sea?
6b. Compare and contrast this description of the sea in "The Eagle: A Fragment." How is the sea portrayed differently in that poem? How is the whole mood of that poem different from the mood of "Break, Break, Break"?
Rhythm. What patterns of rhythm can you see in each poem? Are they the same, or different? Explain.
Rhyme. What patterns of rhyme do you see in each poem? How do the patterns vary from one poem to the other?
Using a Dictionary. Look up the following words in the dictionary. For each word, write down its part of speech, its definition, and a short sentence using the word.
1. clasp: (part of speech) definition: sentence:
2. azure: (part of speech) definition: sentence:
3. utter: (part of speech) definition: sentence:
4. stately: (part of speech) definition: sentence:
5. haven: (part of speech) definition: sentence:
Correcting Common Usage Problems. Review the Language Arts Survey 3.44, "Correcting Common Usage Problems." Then select the correct word in parentheses.
1. The dog wagged click to select answer its it's tail.
2. I won the race, just click to select answer like as I had hoped.
3. The intense sun click to select answer affected effected my energy level.
4. You click to select answer can may go outside after dinner.
5. I have click to select answer fewer less coins than you do.
6. Do you click to select answer accept except our terms to the deal?
7. click to select answer Their There They're happiest in the sunshine.
8. Which of the two restaurants is click to select answer further farther from your house?
9. The three of us figured out how much we had click to select answer among between us.
10. click to select answer Lay Lie on the floor.
