Both Uses of
poise
in
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- Then for the first time Mark walked the main path from one end of the village to the other, past the cedar houses that faced the path, the ceremonial house, the battered eagle poised on a slender shaft.†
Chpt 1.2
- Now the boys had seen enough of the world to sense the size of the battle ahead, and they were like Jim the first night Mark had met him—quiet, poised, and proud.†
Chpt 3.14 *
Definition:
calm and in control -- as in "shows poise under pressure"
and/or:
prepared for action -- as in "poised for action" -- (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
and/or:
confident and graceful in movement -- as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"
and/or:
prepared for action -- as in "poised for action" -- (sometimes suspended or hovering as in "a finger poised over the mute button")
and/or:
confident and graceful in movement -- as in "the poise and balance of a dancer"