THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE
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They both are novels written to persuade the reader
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They are both literary works that shaped the perspective of the American people
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They both were written by loyalist supporting King George III
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They both have the perspective of what Liberty looks like
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of Paul Revere’s midnight ride, as you may recall from your high school history class, was to race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops-700 of them-were marching to Concord to arrest them. True, warning Adams and Hancock triggered Revere’s ride from Boston.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Paul Revere’s Ride” has many examples of figurative language, including personification, simile, and metaphor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Longfellow never did so elsewhere in his poetry.) The implicit message of the line is clear: Paul Revere’s achievements were of such singular importance that we must learn the date by heart and teach it to posterity. Everyone in Longfellow’s original audience would have understood the significance of the date.
Detailed explanation-4: -Life is metaphorically compared to a battle (“In the world’s broad field of battle, / In the bivouac of Life”). Our actions are also metaphorically compared to footprints we leave in the sand for others to see (“And, departing, leave behind us/ Footprints on the sands of time”).