Highlight the words or phrases that show action.

Question

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.

—“Barbara Frietchie,”
John Greenleaf Whittier

What happens after Barbara Frietchie takes up the flag the men hauled down?

Answer 1

The given passage contains the following words or phrases that show action; rose, bowed, took up, set, and loyal.

The passage does not describe what happens after Barbara Frietchie takes up the flag the men hauled down. It is presumed that she displays the flag in her attic window to show her loyalty towards the country.