What does the story's setting suggest about how Civil War battles got their names?
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Details of the setting help you understand that during the Civil War
armies often camped near each other.
battles only took place in the spring.
peach trees provided food for soldiers.
months could go by between battles.
In the story, the General asked Joby if he had joined legitimately or he ran away to join. What does Joby's silence in response to the General's question about his running away tell you?
Joby is thinking about home.
The General will punish Joby.
The General has guessed correctly.
Joby has misunderstood the question.
The General explains that the drummer's job is to
make the men charge in an orderly way.
cause the men to rush courageously into battle.
give orders when the General is not around.
stop inexperienced soldiers from going to battle.
In the story, the General describes the soldiers as “wild horses on a loose rein” to explain that they are
new to riding horses.
inexperienced in battle.
used to having freedom.
unwilling to be trained.
Which statement best describes the General's attitude toward Joby?
He is scornful to a boy who was too young to join the army.
He is sympathetic to a boy who is away from his family for the first time.
He is disappointed in a boy who cries on the eve of a battle.
He is encouraging to help the boy understand his key role in the battle.
What does solemn mean?
vaguely important
deeply serious
completely lost
unusually confused
To strew is to
scatter.
cook.
hide.
present.
Legitimately means
courageously.
logically.
lawfully.
historically.
Someone who is resolute is
reckless.
frightened.
desperate.
determined.
What does muted mean?
divided
muffled
erased
fastened
Which answer(s) describe the setting?
time and place of a story
expressions in which words or not meant to be taken literally
April of 1862, near Owl Creek
An army camp by the peach fields near Shiloh
Which answer(s) describe idioms?
"These lads, fresh out of the milkshed, don't know what I know, and I can't tell them."
reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.
"that has a beat and sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow"
expressions in which words or not meant to be taken literally
Select the answer(s) that describe allusions.
"that has a beat and sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow"
"they can give as good as they get!...Me, thought the boy, I only got a drum, two sticks to beat it, and no shield."
language that appeals to the five senses
the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for readers
reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.
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A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature
setting
symbol
allusion
idiom
imagery
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Language that appeals to the five senses
setting
symbol
allusion
idiom
imagery
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A thing that stands for something beyond itself
setting
symbol
allusion
idiom
imagery
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Where and when a story takes place
setting
symbol
allusion
idiom
imagery
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A kind of figure of speech in which an expression or entire phrase means something different from the literal meaning of the words in it.