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Bang and drum poem summary

Answer 1

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Henry and Bruce are both baseball players in the 1950s who play for a team called the New York Mammoths. Bruce shocks Henry with the news that he has a deadly disease and will probably die soon. Henry tries to come to terms with this while he also plays baseball and awaits the birth of his first child.

Answer 2

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Summary of the poem Bang the Drum

Explanation:

• The poet recalls the past years when he was still at home.
• The poet encourages the young maiden to bang the drum which is a show if receiving those who had gone to war.
• The poet talks about the harsh conditions of war which includes taking a cold breakfast.
• The poet then predicts the future of the surviving warriors  by telling them that time shall come when they shall be needed to perform simpler tasks such as banging the drum for other warriors who shall be young by then.