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"The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Verses In Vox
English - September 30, 2016 07:46 - 59 seconds - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsBooks Arts Performing Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson
"The Eagle" was first published in 1851, shortly after Tennyson was appointed as Poet Laureate of Britain in 1850; a position he held until his death in 1892. In spite of its short length, "The Eagle" still contains a lot of meaning. It is packed with beautiful imagery and the iambic tetrameter Tennyson employs allows the words to flow off the tongue in an easy rhythm. It is simply a delightful piece to read and contemplate.