Which is the best paraphrase of these lines from "New York"?
eagles/ hie and/ hover/ above/ the plain
a. Eagles hurry and hang above the flatland
b. Eagles hang in midair and wave their wings
c. Eagles race and rush in an ugly way
d. Eagles soar and swoop in a simple, everyday way
I put B
Please tell us the name of the author of this poem.
n.scott momaday
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Apparently this poem is not online.
Its new World
It's New World...at least put SOME effort in.
I.
First Man,
behold:
the earth
glitters
with leaves;
the sky
glistens
with rain.
Pollen
is borne
on winds
that low
and lean
upon
mountains.
Cedars
blacken
the slopes -
and pines.
II.
At dawn
eagles
hie and
hover
above
the plain
where light
gathers
in pools.
Grasses
shimmer
and shine.
Shadows
withdraw
and lie
away
like smoke.
III.
At noon
turtles
enter
slowly
into
the warm
dark loam.
Bees hold
the swarm.
Meadows
recede
through planes
of heat
and pure
distance.
IV.
At dusk
the gray
foxes
stiffen
in cold;
blackbirds
are fixed
in the
branches.
Rivers
follow
the moon,
the long
white track
of the
full moon.