THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“And I on the opposite shoe will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm”
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“One if by land, and two if by sea:And I on the opposite shore will be”
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“But lingers and gazes, till full on his sightA second lamp in the belfry burns”
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“The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight-message of Paul Revere”
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Detailed explanation-1: -One if by Land, and Two if by Sea Paul Revere arranged to have a signal lit in the Old North Church – one lantern if the British were coming by land and two lanterns if they were coming by sea – and began to make preparations for his ride to alert the local militias and citizens about the impending attack.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lines that rhyme share the same letter. For example, if you look at the first five lines of “Paul Revere’s Ride, ” you will see that the rhyme scheme is aabba. Rhyme and rhyme scheme are important because they make a poem pleasing to hear and easier to remember.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does the phrase “One if by land, two if by sea” mean? It was in a poem, presumably telling the American signal people how the British military were to arrive to attack the American colonists. In some church tower, one lamp meant the land route. Two lamps meant the sea route.
Detailed explanation-4: -And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.