Question

What is the “azure world”? Why do you think the speaker describes the eagle as being “close to the sun” and “ring’d with the azure world”--what feeling toward the eagle do these descriptions evoke?

Answer 1

The words 'azure world' refers to the sky of the colour of ocean blue. The bird is circled or 'ring'd' by the blue sky. The passive action of 'stands' which rhymes with 'hands' and 'lands' creates an effect of stillness or inertness.4 Dec 2016