War has far-reaching, long-lasting, and multifaceted effects on those involved, and even those who are not. War does not discriminate, war shocks everyone and war is chaos. "Shot! Shot! Drums!" by Walt Whitman is a dramatic poetic response to the wide-ranging impact of war on everyday life. The poem is mainly divided into three sections where the effect of the war drums in the poem varies from disturbing the "peaceful farmers" of the country to the roaring of the city's traffic, the "sleepers", the "talkers", the "singers". and the “lawyers”. The poem reflects the effect of war in the din of drums and trumpets. The sound disperses church congregations and disturbs the attention of students in schools. The poem uses meter in the beat of a war drum, commanding the diction and repetition of war that leaves a lasting impression of the extent of war's disruption to relationships, work, and happiness. In the first stanza, the speaker uses sound devices and images to show how the racket of war permeates even the most sacred places such as churches and weddings. Just as a war drum is versatile and has many variations, so too are the variations in the places and people it affects. The image of the drums and trumpets is conveyed in the diction "merciless", "fierce" and "sharp" which connotes the presence of war. The sound devices of drums and trumpets are seen throughout this stanza in the diction: “beat,” “blow,” “whirr,” and “pound.” The same phrase “Beat! hit! drums!-blow! trumpets! blow!" begins each stanza of the poem to show how the noise is constant. The speaker compares the noise of the trumpets and drums in a simile "they explode like a merciless force" to show how the noise is denigrating all the peace from the atmosphere when the drum... in the middle of the paper..." hit" of the drums and the "strong" hit of the trumpets. The speaker's tone reflects this awareness as he becomes caustic, challenging the drums to "let even the trestles shake the dead." In conclusion, Whitman's poem conveys the interference of war in relationships, work, and happiness. The poem's use of iambic heptameter offers the reader not only an understanding of the rhythm of the war drums, but the gratification of hearing and feeling the thumps and bangs when spoken aloud. The poem's use of strong war diction and repetition leaves a lasting impression of the extent of the war's upheaval from the countryside to the city, in the men, families, and people of the community. The cry of the people is no match for the war cry of the drums and trumpets, and eventually the beat of the drums and war trumpets will sound until there are no more men left to fight..