Beat! beat! drums!-blow! bugles! blow! Through the windows-through doors-burst like a ruthless force,
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying;
-Walt Whitman, "Beat! Beat! Drums!"
Which statement best explains how the alliteration in this excerpt from a
poem about the Civil War contributes to its meaning?

A. The repetition of the 's'
sound in line 4 creates the rhythm of
soldiers' marching feet in order to suggest that scholars need to
enlist in the army.

B. The repetition of the "b" sound in line 1 creates an exciting sound
to argue that if people work together they can stop the war.

C. The repetition of the "bsound in line 1 creates a soothing sound
that makes readers feel that the war will be quick and easy.

D. The repetition of the 's' sound in line 4 creates a soft sound that
represents regular life in contrast to the exciting sounds of war

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Which statement from chamberlain's speech to parliament did the least to support his cause? a. "no doubt i shall have plenty of critics who will say that i am guilty of facile optimism . ." b. "the house will remember that when i last addressed them i gave them some account of the godesberg memorandum . ." c. "therefore, it was essential that we should quickly reach a conclusion . ." d. "the relief that our escape from this great peril of war has, i think, everywhere been mingled in this country with a profound feeling of sympathy . ."

Read the statement while people must take responsibility for their own actions people cannot be held responsible for the physical characteristics are born with which statement most similar to perspective in the lliad