: which sentence follows ap style guide rules? in the short poem beat! beat! drums! walt whitman describes how the beginning of the civil war interrupted people's lives. in the short poem beat! beat! drums! walt whitman describes how the beginning of the civil war interrupted people's lives. in the short poem "beat! beat! drums! " walt whitman describes how the beginning of the civil war interrupted people's lives. in the short poem "beat! beat! drums! " walt whitman describes how the beginning of the civil war interrupted people's lives.