THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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Then, impetuous, stamped the earth, And turned and tightened his saddle-girth;
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leisurely
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slowly
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spur-of-the-moment
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mild
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Paul fidgets, pats his horse, walks around, and plays with his saddle-girth (the strap that goes around the horse’s belly and holds the saddle on). Longfellow wants us to feel Paul’s impatience. He highlights that by calling Paul “impetuous, ” which means reckless and passionate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Personification: “The watchful night-wind, as it went creeping along from tent to tent, and seeming to whisper, “All is well!"
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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