THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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creeping
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living in a tent
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whispering
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feeling well
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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: -And the midnight message of Paul Revere. The whole point of this is that the midnight message is filled with something like the American spirit. It’s a call to strength, unity, and bravery in the face of fear. Keep in mind that Longfellow wrote this right before the Civil War – another dark time for the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Paul Revere’s Ride, ” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is an example of a narrative poem.
Detailed explanation-4: -The speaker seems to be sharing the details of that event with his or her children in the hope of preserving its memory.