List 3 people mentioned in this poem and who they were
King of Spain
McKinley (president)
Schley (commander)
100
Words such as "glory" "liberty" "crying" and "dying" help to determine this in the poem
What is tone
100
This is an example of onomatopoeia in the poem
What is rat-tat-tat
100
The feelings of the women were emphasized using this poetic device
What is repetition
100
This is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is Onomatopoeia
200
What Rhyme Scheme did this poem follow?
What is AA, BB, CC, etc.
200
The pattern ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, etc can be used to describe this in the poem
What is Rhyme Scheme
200
Because of these, poems, and literature, can have multiple interpretations
What is perspectives
200
The following is an example of what poetic device:
Of the guns that belch their lightning
What is personification
200
This is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
What is Rhyme Scheme
300
What effect did media (reporters) have on the war?
Twist the facts of the war
300
The following stanza is an example of this poetic device
Could we dream, with a people crying
For aid from our mighty store;
Could we dream, with a million dying
Unfed at our very door?
What is repetition
300
The poet compared the "beat of the rolling drum" to this in a soldier
What is his heartbeat
300
This is an example of what poetic device:
There are brave battalions marching.
And the heroes face the roar
Of the guns that belch their lightning
In the thunderstorm of war.
What is metaphor
300
This is the speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject, rather than what the reader feels
What is Mood
400
What was the poet's purpose?
What is to provide general knowledge of the war to his audience
400
Throughout the poem, this poetic device was used to figuratively paint a picture in our minds
What is imagery
400
This is the name the poet used for soldiers
What is "boys in blue"
400
This is the overall purpose of the poem
What is to remind us of the struggles of the families of soldiers
400
This is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience and is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the view point of a writer on a particular subject.
What is Tone
500
Overall, this poetic device is rather neutral an non-bias
What is mood
500
This was the poet's overall purpose
To describe the many struggles faced by those impacted by the war
500
This poetic device helped to not only name the poem, but to emphasize the importance of the boys going to battle
What is repetition
500
These are the people that the poet consider to be the "Brave at Home"
Who are family, wives, girlfriends, etc.
500
This is the comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as