THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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Question
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“The fate of the nation was riding that night”
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“So through the night rode Paul Revere”
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“A hurry of hoofs in a village street”
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“A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Personification: “The watchful night-wind, as it went creeping along from tent to tent, and seeming to whisper, “All is well!"
Detailed explanation-2: -In line 78, what does the speaker mean by ‘the fate of a nation was riding that night?’ Revere’s ride will determine the nation’s destiny. Alerting the colonists that the British were coming meant that they would have time to organize a defense and win their independence. The poem says that Revere rode in to Concord.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does Longfellow mean when he says “The fate of a nation was riding that night"? What type of figurative language is it? It is personification, the fate of the nation is not actually riding. It is also a metaphor because that line is comparing the fate of the nation to Paul Revere, Paul Revere’s riding.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Paul Revere’s Ride” has many examples of figurative language, including personification, simile, and metaphor.