Frederick Douglass
Drummer Boy
Vocabulary
Poetry
Hopkins Hotseat
100

The author of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. 

Who is Frederick Douglass?

100

The author of The Drummer Boy of Shiloh.

Who is Ray Bradbury?

100

A term that means deeply serious. 

What is solemn?

100

The paragraph of a poem.

What is a stanza?

100

"Leaders are..."

What is early?

200

The year Frederick Douglass escaped slavery. 

What is 1838?

200

The drummer boy's name. 

Who is Joby?

200

A term that means cattywompuss. 

What is askew?

200

A poem associated with grief or death. 

What is an elegy? 

200

The Outsiders is set during this time period. 

What is the 1960's?

300

Frederick Douglass traded this for knowledge. 

What is bread?

300

The actual historical person who inspired the characterization of the General in the story. 

Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

300

A term that means you are firm or determined. 

What is resolute?

300

"O Captain! My Captain!" is this type of poem.

What is an elegy?

300

The captial of Michigan. 

What is Lansing?

400

Described as a "kind and tender-hearted woman" at first. 

Who is the mistress?

400

The Battle of Shiloh was known as this before WWII. 

What is the bloodiest battle in American history?

400

A term that means to begin or start. 

What is commence? 

400

A poem that is humorous and has an AABBA rhyme scheme. 

What is a limerick? 

400

Mr. Hopkins' HS baseball coach. 

Who is Coach Salow?

500

Master Hugh believed these two things to be incompatible. 

What are slavery and education?

500

The General tells the drummer boy that he is this part of the army. 

What is the heart of the army?
500

A term that means moral corruption. 

What is depravity?

500

The movie that popularized the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" in 20th century pop-culture?

What is the Dead Poets Society?

500

Name of Mr. Hopkins' Fastpitch Softball team.

Who is the Homer Yard Goats?

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