Show:
Characters
Setting and Genre
Vocabulary
Figurative Language A
Figurative Language B
100
Who are the two main characters in the story?
Joby and the General
100
What is the name for stories that are set in the past and include real places and events from the period?
historical fiction
100
They discussed the secret in ______________ voices.
muted
100
“I was the drummer boy at Shiloh. I was the drummer boy at Shiloh.”
repetition
100
man-boy
oxymoron
200
What does the author mean when he uses words like "raw" and "peach fuzz" when referring to the soldiers?
He is referencing their youth and inexperience.
200
In what city is the story set?
Shiloh
200
The General asks whether Joby has run away or joined the army _______________ .
legitimately
200
Joby was his right hand.
metaphor
200
“one part humble and one part proud—”
parallel structure AND contrast
300
Why is it important that Joby play "a sure, steady, ever faster rhythm?"
Joby must play with excitement and enthusiasm to inspire the soldiers to be brave and courageous in battle.
300
Why was it ironic that the story took place in Shiloh? (Hint: remember the Hebrew definition...)
"Shiloh," is a Hebrew word meaning "place of peace." A bloody battlefield is the complete opposite of a peaceful place.
300
Though frightened, the new fireman was ______________ in his decision to enter the burning building.
What is resolute?
300
"...firm and fiery family..."
alliteration
300
“That has a beat and a sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow …”
literary allusion
400
Why does the General tell Joby, "you're the general of the army when the General's left behind?"
He wants to give Joby encouragement and to understand his important role in the battle
400
Joby refers to a wind that "gently stirred the air." What is the wind a metaphor for?
the whispering of the nearby soldiers
400
The student's messy desk had papers ________________ about.
strewn
400
“… then their knees would come up over that hill like a wave on the ocean shore.”
simile
400
“No, not eyes—brass buttons that watched the boy.”
personification
500
What do the falling peach blossoms symbolize in the story?
Loss of youth and innocence.
500
The funeral of the young man was a _________________ event.
solemn
500
"I fear it will be full of boys again, just floating at sundown tomorrow …"
foreshadowing
500
“… a peach stone struck like panic … away, away …”
simile AND repetition