THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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Their arrogance has them believing the colonialists will roll over and play dead.
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Their military would rather fight Canada.
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They fled from the fight.
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Many defect and join the colonists’ fight.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following inferences about Paul Revere’s horse would the poet most likely agree with? The horse is critical to the timely delivery of a life-saving message to a nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of British invasion before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston silversmith who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements best describes how the poem’s form contributes to the overall tone? The poem uses mainly slant rhyme, keeping the tone light but not too melodic.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Paul Revere’s Ride” is less a poem about the Revolutionary War than about the impending Civil War-and about the conflict over slavery that caused it. That meaning, though, has been almost entirely forgotten. Longfellow, a passionately private man, was, just as passionately and privately, an abolitionist.