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Action and Rhyme in a Poem about a Female Civil War Hero

Question 3 • GA-English Language Arts 8

In the poem "Barbara Frietchie,” what did Stonewall Jackson say after Barbara leaned out the window?

Answer
A
“Who touches a hair of yon gray head/ Dies like a dog! March on!”
B
“Fire!”
C
“Halt!”
D
“Shoot if you must, this old gray head,/ But spare your country’s flag.”

Explanation

After Barbara Frietchie leans out her window with the Union flag, Stonewall Jackson orders his soldiers to stop firing. He says, “Who touches a hair of yon gray head / Dies like a dog! March on!” That is choice A.

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