Question

In "Beat! Beat! Drums!" Whitman uses onomatopoeia to

A. regulate the rhyme and rhythm.
B. create a sense of urgency and fear.
C. help the reader hear the effects of war.
D. make the vocabulary easier to understand.

Answer 1

The answer to this question is
B.) create a sense of urgency and fear.

Answer 2

B. I got that because you have to think about why you would use onomatopoeia. Do you need more help understanding?