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“Barbara Frietchie”. By John Greenleaf Whittier. Setting. Set during The Civil War 1861-1865. Host. Army. Confederate Troops. Led by Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson Rebel/ Confederate troops march into Fredericktown, Maryland. Border State- Maryland. Stonewall Jackson.
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“Barbara Frietchie” By John Greenleaf Whittier
Setting • Set during The Civil War • 1861-1865
Host • Army
Confederate Troops • Led by Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson • Rebel/ • Confederate troops march into Fredericktown, Maryland
Couplet • Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. • Ex: • Up from the meadows rich with corn, • Clear in the cool September morn
Up from the meadows • rich with corn, • Clear in the cool • September morn.
Roses are red (A) • Violets are blue (B) • Sugar is sweet (C) And so are you (B)
Fourscore and ten • How old was she?
Paraphrase vs. Summary • The church spires of Frederick rise up from the cornfields, clear in the September morning. The spires are surrounded by the green hills of Maryland.