How did longfellows account of Paul Revere's ridediffer from the event as it actually occured?

Answer 1

The whole ride fable comes from a Longfellow poem. This includes the signal.His most important thing is the flier of the Boston Massacre. He drew the event and it was mainly Propaganda made to incite the colonist against the British.Revere was stopped by a British patrol and his horse taken. He never finished the ride, but two men did. They were named Prescott and Dawes. In 1861 Revere came to fame through a poem written by Longfellow on the eve of the civil war. He was trying to write about patriotism and remind people that they were one nation. This poem has been used as history and it isn't.. As with any poem Longfellow took a writers view of an event that happened a 100 years before him. He was looking to inform, remind, and entertain the readers. Not to tell history.

Answer 2

Longfellow's account of Paul Revere's ride differed from the actual event in a few ways. Firstly, Longfellow portrayed Revere as the sole rider, when in reality there were other riders involved. Additionally, Longfellow's poem emphasized Revere's role in warning the colonists, while downplaying the significance of other riders and the larger network of communication that was involved in spreading the warnings. Lastly, Longfellow's poem dramatized the event, adding fictional elements to create a more exciting narrative.