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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" about the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
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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.
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.
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."
What famous poem was written by Longfellow in 1860 to commemorate the American Revolution?
The midnight ride of Paul Revere.
What did paul revere's midnight ride accomplish?
Nothing. He didn't finished the ride. William Dawes did. The only reason we know about Revere is that in 1860 Longfellow wrote a poem on the eve of the civil war to remind the country of their history. To have people feel more patriotic instead of fighting.
Why is the poem the midnight ride of paul revere a ballad?
Because the poem tells the story of an actual event that occured. The poem is also narrated in 2nd person as the narrator addresses the audience.
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.
Where did the midnight ride start?
I think that the midnight ride start in Boston
Why was Paul Revere's midnight ride important?
The fable of Revere comes from a Longfellow poem written in 1861 and in reality he didn't ride through the night yelling about the British coming.
How did Paul Revere get in to the military?
He never was in the military. He was a silversmith who lived in Boston and had six children. He didn't even finish the ride he is so famous for and the only reason you know his name is because poet Longfellow wrote a poem called The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere in 1861. He didn't write the poem to tell about Revere but to remind the people in 1861 to be patriotic on the eve of civil war.
When was the story of Paul Revere's ride first written?
Longfellow wrote "Paul Revere's Ride" (more commonly known as "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere") in 1860, some 85 years after the fact.
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.
