Question

Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie.” Under his slouched hat left and right He glanced: the old flag met his sight. "Halt!”— the dust-brown ranks stood fast. "Fire!”— out blazed the rifle-blast. What is the significance of the exclamations "Halt!” and "Fire!”? They foreshadow what will happen next. They move the action forward with dialogue. They stop the movement of the poem. They describe the sound of Jackson's voice.

Answer 1

They quickly link one line to the next. is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

because i say so also we know that you are not going to read Explanation

Answer 2

Answer is B: They move the action forward with dialogue.

Step-by-step explanation:

"Halt" and "Fire" is considered dialogue because they are in quotations.

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