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Literary Précis: Barbara Frietchie

Literary Précis: Barbara Frietchie. 7 Sentence Summary. Sentence 1. Genre, setting , time , place , title and author John Greenleaf Whittier’s “Barbara Frietchie ” is a narrative poem set on a September morning during the Civil War in Frederick, Maryland . Sentence 2.

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Literary Précis: Barbara Frietchie

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  1. Literary Précis: Barbara Frietchie 7 Sentence Summary

  2. Sentence 1 • Genre, setting, time, place, title and author John Greenleaf Whittier’s “Barbara Frietchie” is a narrative poem set on a September morning during the Civil War in Frederick, Maryland.

  3. Sentence 2 • Main characters-protagonist and antagonist The main characters are historical figures: Barbara Frietchie, the protagonist, and the Confederate Soldiers led by General Stonewall Jackson, the antagonists.

  4. Sentence 3 • Conflict The conflict occurs when the Confederate soldiers are marching through Frederick town proudly displaying forty Confederate flags.

  5. Sentence 4 • Rising Action In a brave show of defiance and patriotism, Barbara Frietchie hangs up her Union flag.

  6. Sentence 5 • Climax Under General Jackson’s orders, a soldier shoots it down which causes BarabaraFrietchie to challenge the Confederate soldiers to shoot her and spare the country’s flag.

  7. Sentence 6 • Outcome General Jackson, shamed by this elderly patriot, threatens to kill any soldier who harms Barbara Frietchie as they pass through this town.

  8. Sentence 7 • Three Part Thesis (subject, action, and how) addressing the prompt given. In John Greenleaf Whittier’s “Barbara Frietchie,” Whittier honors the legend of Ms. Frietchiethough this narrative poem using rhyme and repetition.

  9. John Leaf Whittier’s “Barbara Frietchie” is a narrative poem set on a September morning during the Civil War in Frederick, Maryland. The main characters are historical figures: 90-year oldBarbara Frietchie, the protagonist, and the Confederate Soldiers led by General Stonewall Jackson, the antagonists. The conflict occurs when the Confederate soldiers are marching through Frederick town proudly displaying forty Confederate flags. In a brave show of defiance and patriotism, Barbara Frietchie hangs up her Union flag. Under General Jackson’s orders, a soldier shoots it down which causes BarabaraFrietchie to challenge the Confederate soldiers to shoot her and spare the country’s flag. General Jackson, shamed by this elderly patriot, threatens to kill any soldier who harms Barbara Frietchieas they pass through this town. In John Greenleaf Whittier’s “Barbara Frietchie,” Whittier honors the legend of Ms. Frietchiethrough this narrative poem using rhyme and repetition.

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