USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is this passage a first hand account or second hand account of Paul Reveres ride in April 1775?
A
Firsthand
B
Second hard
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Paul Revere’s Ride, ” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is an example of a narrative poem.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Noise!” cried Revere, “You’ll have noise enough before long. The regulars are coming out!” According to tradition, John Hancock, who was still awake, heard Revere’s voice and said “Come in, Revere! We’re not afraid of you”. He entered the house and delivered his message.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the first stanza of ‘Paul Revere’s Ride, ’ the speaker begins by gathering the listeners around him. The landlord, who is telling the story of Paul Revere, is directing it towards his children. He asked them to listen closely to the story of the “midnight ride of Paul Revere“.

Detailed explanation-4: -"Paul Revere’s Ride” is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies. It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.

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