USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Longfellow was a committed abolitionist … With “Paul Revere’s Ride, ” he sought to create a patriotic national myth that would remind readers of their shared heroic past while galvanizing them to once more stand up for the nation’s founding principles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paul Revere’s Ride tells the story of Paul Revere and his historic ride to warn the town that the British soldiers were coming. It details Revere making the plan with the other soldier and continues through his ride and the resulting interaction between the British and American soldiers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem was written three years after Longfellow’s wife died. However, he was strong enough to fight for his own future. He wrote this poem to tell us that life is short while art is eternal. He encourages and inspires not only himself but also millions upon millions of readers.

Detailed explanation-4: -In his best known poems, Longfellow created myths and classic epics from American historical events and materials-Native American oral history ("The Song of Hiawatha"), the diaspora of Acadians (Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie), and the first battle of the Revolutionary War ("Paul Revere’s Ride").