The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
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6 questions
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In the description of the setting in lines 24-26, what does the special wind suggest about the location of the two armies? Identify what mood this description helps create.
In the description of the setting in lines 24-26, what does the special wind suggest about the location of the two armies? Identify what mood this description helps create.
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What are the descriptive details that the author provides about the general in lines 77-80 that help make this historical fiction piece accurate for its time? What is the effect of providing these details?
What are the descriptive details that the author provides about the general in lines 77-80 that help make this historical fiction piece accurate for its time? What is the effect of providing these details?
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Why does the General refer to the pace of the boy's drumming as "the heart of the army" in lines 141-157?
Why does the General refer to the pace of the boy's drumming as "the heart of the army" in lines 141-157?
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a popular American author who wrote "Paul Revere's Ride" and other works immortalizing early American history. Identify the allusion to him in lines 177-188. What mood does this allusion help create in the last paragraph?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a popular American author who wrote "Paul Revere's Ride" and other works immortalizing early American history. Identify the allusion to him in lines 177-188. What mood does this allusion help create in the last paragraph?
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What is the similarity between the General's talk with the drummer boy and the drummer boy's role in the next day's battle?
What is the similarity between the General's talk with the drummer boy and the drummer boy's role in the next day's battle?
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What do the peach blossoms symbolize in the story? Explain how this symbol contributes to the overall mood.
What do the peach blossoms symbolize in the story? Explain how this symbol contributes to the overall mood.