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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

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What does this stanza reveal about Paul Revere’s friend?Then he climbed the tower of the Old North Church, By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perchOn the somber rafters, that round him madeMasses and moving shapes of shade, -By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look downA moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all.
A
He so loathes the British, he will risk his life.
B
He’s afraid to disappoint Paul Revere because they are old friends.
C
He is cowardly.
D
He is always on the alert for any enemy sounds and movement.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What does this stanza reveal about Paul Revere’s friend? He is always on the alert for any enemy sounds and movement. What is most likely the reason the poet includes references to “the dead”? He uses that phrase as a constant reminder to the colonists of the possible fate that awaits them.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Paul Revere He’s a symbol of the past, of American courage, of the danger and the fascination of the Revolutionary War. Longfellow almost makes him into an early American action hero.

Detailed explanation-4: -Paul Revere arranged to have a signal lit in the Old North Church – one lantern if the British were coming by land and two lanterns if they were coming by sea – and began to make preparations for his ride to alert the local militias and citizens about the impending attack.

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