THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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And lo! As he looks, on the belfry’s heightA glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
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The fate of the nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by the steed, in his flight;
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Then he said “Good-night” and with muffled oarSilently rode to the Charlestown shore
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Listen my children and you shall hereOf the Midnight ride of Paul Revere
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -What does “the fate of a nation was riding that night” (line 78) mean? Revere’s ride will determine the nation’s destiny. Alerting the colonists that the British were coming meant that they would have time to organize a defense and win their independence. It is a spark of revolution and freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -Revere, reunited with Prescott, managed to help Hancock and his family escape Lexington before the British arrived. Revere’s actions were heroic, but Longfellow took a little poetic license with the facts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which line from the poem emphasizes the importance of Paul Revere’s mission? The fate of a nation was riding that night.
Detailed explanation-5: -"A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, / And a word that shall echo for evermore!” This line tells what happened the day after his ride, which is the day of the battle.