USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lines 15-16 Then he said, ‘Good-night!’ and with muffled oar. Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore. Sneaky plan in place, Paul says good night to his friend. He rows across the river with “muffled oar.” To muffle (to make quiet) would probably be wrapping some cloth around the oars.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a cry of challenge, of “defiance” that shows the people are not afraid. The voice, the knock at the door, Paul’s words, are all comforting to the American people. Paul’s ride is meant to bring strength and determination to people in danger, not just then, but always ("forevermore").