Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Beat! Beat! Drums!? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What sound don't the drums make?
Whirr
Pound
Thump
Crash
Q. Who is the speaker actually talking to?
The instruments
The band
The people in the town
Himself
Q. When is this poem set?
1861
1920
1492
2000
Q. Why should we even pay attention to the war?
Because the speaker is selfish and mean
Because the speaker wants us to fight
Because it is noisy
Because it affects everyone
Q. What poetic device are these words portraying: "beat," "rattle," and "thump"?
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Caesura
Personification