Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" about the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
Longfellow wrote "Paul Revere's Ride" (more commonly known as "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere") in 1860, some 85 years after the fact.
He was 24
Why is Paul Revere's Ride is a tall tale.
Paul Revere's Ride was created in 1860.
Paul Revere's ride is where Paul Revere took a journey to tell people the Bristish were coming.
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."
The night of Paul Revere's ride was on April 18, 1775
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.
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.
An example of a simile in Paul Revere's ride is "Like a torch in the night."
Paul Revere's Ride is considered a narrative piece because it tells a story about something, or someone. Or in this case Paul Revere