THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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“And the measured tread of the grenadiers, / Marching down to their boats on the shore.”
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“Listen, my children, and you shall hear / Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, . . .”
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Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride / On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.”
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Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street, / Wanders and watches, with eager ears, . . .”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer The central idea if the poem called “Paul Revere’s Ride” is the overall idea of how America could be made free from England. The overall structure gradually proceeds toward this.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Somerset Symbolizes the threat of British rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paul Revere’s famous ride on April 18th, 1775 is the subject of this famous Longfellow poem. It is told from the perspective of a landlord who is hoping to entertain and inform his “children”.
Detailed explanation-4: -By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.