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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

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“Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, Booted and spurred, with a heavy strideOn the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.Now he patted his horse’s side, Now he gazed at the landscape far and near, The, impetuous, stamped the earth"In these lines, Longfellow develops the plot of the narrative poem by
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introducing a new character to the action
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conveying Revere’s anxiety during the wait
C
explaining how Revere will perform his task
D
describing the setting of Revere’s ride
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride, ” became a national favourite. Written in anapestic tetrameter meant to suggest the galloping of a horse, this folk ballad recalls a hero of the American Revolution and his famous “midnight ride” to warn the Americans about the impending British raid on Concord, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-2: -"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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Personification: “The watchful night-wind, as it went creeping along from tent to tent, and seeming to whisper, “All is well!"

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