his poem about ‘Drummer Hodge’? The poem ‘Drummer Hodge’ has been carefully written by Thomas Hardy‚ this poem has a sombre and a grieving tone but on the other hand‚ Hardy has used some phrases and words that contrast this‚ which makes this poem sound peaceful and magical. However‚ by looking at the techniques and effects Hardy has used‚ this make us think that Drummer Hodge is a sad and melancholy poem. In the first stanza of Drummer Hodge‚ Hardy has tried to portray that Hodge was not very well
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Fear. This is what young fourteen year old Joby‚ a drummer boy in the Civil War‚ is feeling. In “The drummer boy of Shiloh” Ray Bradbury describes the feelings a young drummer boy has before the battle Shiloh. Ray uses great imagery getting you right into the story‚ creating a tone which not only keeps you guessing but makes you want more. With Ray’s great imagery and use of characters he Implements the great use of glorious and futile. The short story uses futility in many different ways such
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KEY: Short Story Analysis of "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Title: “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” Author: Ray Bradbury Famous for writing science fiction‚ especially for the novel Fahrenheit 451. Setting General Time: Civil War (1860- 1864) Specific Time: April‚ begins at midnight and lasts for about 30 min. the night before a battle General place: the South‚ Tennessee Specific place: battle site‚ near the church at Shiloh‚ by Owl
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The Drummer Hodge: an Essay DRUMMER HODGE: An Essay I They throw in Drummer Hodge‚ to rest Uncoffined - just as found: His landmark is a kopje-crest That breaks the veldt around; And foreign constellations west Each night above his mound. II Young Hodge the Drummer never knew - Fresh from his Wessex home - The meaning of the broad Karoo‚ The Bush‚ the dusty loam‚ And why uprose to nightly view Strange stars amid the gloam. III Yet portion of that unknown
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Killed’ focuses on the senselessness and futility of war‚ where a man has killed another quite simply because they were fighting on opposing sides in a war. Thomas Hardy’s "Drummer Hodge’ is a poem that laments on the horrors of war. It particularly focuses on the personal tragedy of a young innocent boy from Hardy’s Wessex. Drummer Hodge explores the theme of war and can be summarized as a young soldier who is slain in a foreign land‚ in this case South Africa during the Boer War. Despite the fact that
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Cited: What are some examples of ancient drums?. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-some-examples-of-ancient-drums.htm Ringo starr. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ringo_Starr.html Drum shells explained to find a perfect sound. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.drumjunction.com/drum_shells.html
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Compare and Contrast Essay There are many similarities and differences between the characters Joby from “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and Patsy from “The Finish of Patsy Barnes”. In this essay‚ I will briefly explain what happened in these two interesting tales and then compare both stories. The first story I’m comparing is “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and it is about a young drummer boy named Joby (around 14 years old) who is camping with soldiers in a field near to Shiloh. He is afraid of marching
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CONTEXT CLUES Learning how to guess words you don’t know is an important skill. Nobody wants to look every word up in a dictionary! If you learn how to guess the unfamiliar words in sentences‚ then you won’t have to read with your dictionary open all the time! 4 TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES 1. Examples 2. Synonyms and definitions 3. Antonyms and contrast 4. Experience or sense of the sentence HOW TO GUESS WORDS IN CONTEXT The snake slithered through the grass. He was hunting. You
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When people think ‘percussion‚’ the first things that comes to mind‚ if anything‚ is snare drum‚ bass drum‚ marimba‚ and other common concert band instruments. However people neglect to realize the hundreds of different‚ unique‚ instruments that belong to the percussion family‚ including the djembe. It is a drum that has a history full of rich and brilliant tapestry of oral tradition along with generations of musicians and story tellers. Its purpose is to not only for entertainment but to tell
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one individual or a group of individuals with the desire to create music. Dominic Facciponte a native of Syracuse‚ New York and a good friend of mine‚ who currently attends Hobart College as a Biology major and also plays lacrosse‚ is a talented drummer who was apart of a high school band. Although his life path and career path he chose is not in the Music Industry or involved with music‚ Dominic still has a deep passion for the drums. Dominic started playing percussion drums at the age of 7 years
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