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Who wrote the poem about the midnight ride?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" about the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
Was the author alive during the revolutionary war of ride of the paul revere?
If you are asking about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the author of the famous poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," no he was not. He wrote that poem in 1860, many years after the actual ride, which occurred in 1775. (Longfellow himself was born in 1807.) The fact that he wrote about this event years after it happened means that while it's a great poem and was very popular, it has some inaccuracies in what Longfellow says about Paul Revere's ride.
Where does the action of the poem begin in Paul Revere?
Massachusetts
What bell town did Longfellow write about?
I think you are asking about the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere that he wrote in 1861. If so, he left from Boston in the poem.
Did Paul Revere ever make a speech?
Never did. He was a silversmith who became famous in 1861 when Longfellow wrote a poem about the ride he didn't finish.
When was Paul Revere's famous midnight ride?
April 18, 1775. Revere didn't finish the ride and was arrested. Longfellow wrote about it 1861 in his poem trying to get people to remember how this country was established on the eve of civil war. It was not meant to be a history lesson by the poet and because people have used his poem as fact the myth of Paul Revere is taken as history.
How does Paul die in the poem?
In the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere does not die. The poem recounts his historic ride to warn American colonists of the approaching British troops during the American Revolutionary War.
Why is the poem Paul Revere's Ride considered a narrative piece?
Paul Revere's Ride is considered a narrative piece because it tells a story about something, or someone. Or in this case Paul Revere
What does the shot heard around the world by Paul Revere represent?
It represents the words written by Longfellow in his poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere written in 1861. This was 100 years AFTER the actual event and Paul Revere never finished the ride, but thanks to Longfellow everyone thinks he did. Longfellow wrote the poem on the eve of the civil war to tell people they needed to be more patriotic and not to report history.
Who are the characters in paul revere's ride?
Paul Revere is the main character in the poem Paul Revere's Ride. He has a friend who helps to prepare signal lanterns before Paul's ride but the friend's name is never used.
Who warned the colonists of the British Army's advance toward Concord?
patriot captain Paul Revere
What county and state did Paul Revere ride?
Revere rode from Boston, Mass to go to Lexington and Concord. He never finished the ride. Out side of Lexington he was arrested and his horse taken from him. Dawes and Prescott finished the ride. We only know about him because Longfellow in his poem wrote about the "midnight ride of Paul Revere."
