Which line in the poem "The Eagle" demonstrates consonance?"He watches from his mountain walls""Ringed with the azure world he stands""Close to the sun in lonely lands""The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls"

Read the following poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and answer Questions 35 to 37The EagleHe 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.35. Given the tone of the poem, and noting especially the last line, what is the eagle most likelydoing in the poem?A. Dying of old ageB. Hunting preyC. Learning joyfully to flyD. Keeping watch over a nest of young eagles36. To which of the following do the underlined words azure world most likely refer?A. ForestB. The skyC. The cliffD. Nature37. In the second stanza, first line, to which of the following does the verb crawls refer?A. WavesB. Sunlight on the waterC. The eagle’s preyD. The eagle itselfQuestion 38Read the following sentence and try to choose the best definition for the italicized word bysearching for context clues in the sentence.I had a vicarious thrill watching you on the diving board.A. SharedB. UnpleasantC. AdventurousD. EvilYear 8 – Reading Comprehension © James An College Page10Question 39Read the following paragraph to answer Questions 39 and 40.In prolonged space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation,astronauts will have to deal with muscle atrophy brought on by weightlessness; therefore, when theyreturn to earth, they face a protracted period of weight training to rebuild their strength.39. What is the most likely meaning of the underlined word debris as it is used in thisparagraph?A. FragmentsB. DecayC. BacteriaD. Alien life40. The underlined word atrophy, most nearly meansA. PainB. WastingC. WeakeningD. Cramping

The poet ends his poem with, "Notice Neptune, though,/ Taming a sea-horse, thought a rarity". What is this referring to?

Choose the poem that is free verse.Like a fleet with bellying sails,Like the great bulk of a sea-cliff with the staccato bark of waves about it,Like the tart tang of the sea breezeAre you.And I am sometimes proud and sometimes meek,And sometimes I remember days of oldWhen fellowship seemed not so far to seekAnd all the world and I seemed much less cold.

Choose the poem that uses iambic meter.The moon hung above us like a golden mango,And the moist air clung to our faces,Warm and fragrant as the open mouth of a childAnd we watched the out-flung sea.No title high my father bore;The tenant of thy farm,He left me what I value more:Clean heart, clear brain, strong arm.

What does the poem suggest about the longing for freedom and self-expression, as depicted by the caged bird?