PLEASE HELP!! 15 POINTS!!
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set today a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
The statements in lines 3–4 most likely means
Question 1:
A. the place described is the site of a battle
B. the farmers described were all killed
C. a crime took place at that site
D. the narrator is a farmer
Question 2:
In the poem, the speaker claims which of the following reasons for writing this poem?
I. To warn future generations about the horrors of war
II. To keep the memory of the great deeds of soldiers alive
III. To gain courage to fight himself
Question 2 options:
A. I only
B.II only
C. III only
D. II & III both
E. all of the reasons given