Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Warfare Quotes
Beat! beat! drums!—Blow! bugles! blow!Through the windows—through the doors—burst like a force of armed men, (1-2)
Death Quotes
Beat! beat! drums!—Blow! bugles! blow!Through the windows—through the doors—burst like a force of armed men, (1-2)
Rules and Order Quotes
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,Into the school where the scholar is studying, (3-4)
Visions of America Quotes
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,Into the school where the scholar is studying, (3-4)