What does the alliteration “clasps the crag with crooked hands” in the opening line draw attention to?

the eagle
by alfred lord tennyson (excerpt)

he clasps the crag with crooked hands;
close to the sun in lonely lands,
ring'd with the azure world, he stands.
the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
he watches from his mountain walls,
and like a thunderbolt he falls.

a) the difficulty of the bird holding onto the rock

b) the size of the rock on which the bird sits

c) the tiring body of the old bird

d) the sharp and powerful talons of the bird

What is the significance of the above statement in relation to the play’s conclusion? oedipus treats his inferiors poorly but ultimately grants them the same respect he grants to nobility. while teiresias appears to be mocking oedipus, the real message is one of warning about the forces working against the king. oedipus earns great fame for answering the riddle of the sphinx but ultimately loses his crown to a common man. just as oedipus is unable to conceive that he has done wrong in the past, he is unable to imagine that his enviable position is impermanent.