Read the excerpt from the poem "Barbara Frietchie." Up rose old Barbara Frietchie then, Bowed with her fourscore years and ten;
Bravest of all in Frederick town, She took up the flag the men hauled down; In her attic window the staff she set, To show that one heart was loyal yet. What can the reader conclude about Barbara Frietchie based on this excerpt? A. She was forgotten by the people in Frederick.
B. She was proud of her country.
C. She was not committed to anything.
D. She was not a risk-taker.
Explanation:she pulls the flag that had been pulled down by men and it seems that she displays it close to her attic window and the passage state that she wanted to show that her heart was still loyal.
The flag is a symbol that represents the country if one raises it up , it is a sign of being proud to be part of that country .
Barbara Frietchie’ by John Greenleaf Whittier presents a tribute to the patriotism of an elderly woman called Barbara Fritchie or née Hauer (1766 –1862)
She saved the flag of the Union that had been overturned by the Confederates.
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