THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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to compare the silence to the careful step of a sentinel (soldier)
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to exaggerate the noise the wind was making
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so the reader can imagine what it’s like to be dead
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he needed a word that rhymed with dead
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lines 79-80 And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. That spark from the horse’s hooves is the spark of revolution and freedom, and it starts a fire. Well, not really, but it gets the folks in the countryside riled up and ready to fight.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spark flies out from under Paul’s horse’s hooves as they gallop along. But, as you probably guessed, this isn’t just any old spark. This is a metaphor for the power of freedom and light, and all that good stuff. More specifically, it’s the symbolic spark that is going to start the huge fire of the revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The watchful night-wind, as it went. Creeping along from tent to tent, And seeming to whisper, ‘All is well!’ This poem is all about seeing and hearing, and Longfellow pulls us into the moment with his careful description of sights and sounds. Right now the only thing Paul’s friend can hear is the wind.
Detailed explanation-4: -Synopsis. Paul Revere’s Ride tells the story of Paul Revere and his historic ride to warn the town that the British soldiers were coming. It details Revere making the plan with the other soldier and continues through his ride and the resulting interaction between the British and American soldiers.