Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this poem.
Read these lines from "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman.
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying...
What impact does alliteration have on these lines?
Select each correct answer.
A It creates a sense of unity among the actions shown.
B It creates a vivid picture of a scholar hunched over a desk.
C It emphasizes the word scatter as the most important in the lines.
D It increases the strength of the verse's forward movement.
Read these lines from "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman.
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying...
What impact does alliteration have on these lines?
Select each correct answer.
A It creates a sense of unity among the actions shown.
B It creates a vivid picture of a scholar hunched over a desk.
C It emphasizes the word scatter as the most important in the lines.
D It increases the strength of the verse's forward movement.