#1: Pull out four pieces of imagery and list them. Then, briefly describe each piece of imagery in one-two sentences.
#2: Who do you think the voice of the poem is suppose to be? Why? Defend your response with two specific reasons and evidence from the poem
#3: Discuss the time-frame of the poem. At what time does Revere's ride begin and when does it end?
#4: How does this poem portray Revere? Come up with three descriptions and support each description with a line from the poem and then your explanation.
**Due: Tuesday, 9/21, by noon!
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ReplyDeleteThe poem began in the evening when Paul Revere told his friend to put to lanterns up if the British come by sea and one lantern up if they come by land. The action begins at midnight when Paul sees two lanterns hung up and he begins his ride. The ride though Lexington and Concord continued at 1:00 and 2:00. The ride ends in the early morning the next day.
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#4 The poem portrays Revere as a sly man, "If the British march by land or sea from the town to-night, hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower, as a signal light-- One, if by land, and two, if by sea; and I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm through every Middlesex village and farm, for the country-folk to be up and to arm." This shows that Revere thought of a way to signal that the British are coming without the British knowing. Another way the poem portrays Revere is as impatient, "Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, booted and spurred, with a heavy stride on the opposite shore walked Paul Revere." Paul couldn't wait any longer to warn the farmers that the British are coming so he mounted his horse and saw the gleam of light. One other way the poem describes Paul Revere as defiant and not with fear. "A cry of defiance and not of fear, a voice in the darkness, a knock on the door, and a word that shall echo forevermore!" This shows that Paul Revere wasn't afraid, he instead was trying to save others lifes, and not be filled with fear.
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#3:
ReplyDeleteThe time frame of this poem is on April 18, 1775 at midnight. Paul Reveres ride begins at about midnight at the Charlestown Shore and ends at about two o'clock in the morning when he reaches Concord town.
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2. I think the voice in the poem is a person who is fighting the british. I think it is because Paul Revere comes riding through and he says that in this poem.
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1. "The huge black hulk that was magnified, by its own reflection in the tide."
ReplyDeleteThis piece is talking about the British ship in the harbor. The ship was already large, but was made to seem larger by its reflection on the water
"A phantom ship, with each mast and spar, across the moon like a prison bar."
The British had a huge ship, and its rigging was blocking out parts of the moon. This caused the illusion of prison bars across the moon.
"By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, to the highest window in the wall."
The ladder used to climb was set at a steep angle against a wall, as well as being so long it bent.
"A line of black, that bends and floats, on the rising tide, like a bridge of boats."
This piece tells that there were so many British boats, they looked like a bridge across the water.
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The topic I will be discussing is topic number 4. 1. This poem portrays Paul Rever in numerous ways. For example, in the second stanza in lines 7 through 9, he portrays courage. "Ready to ride and spread the alarm, through every Middlesex village and farm, for the country-folk to be up and to arm." This sentence displays Paul's confidence, courage, and leadership. He shows his confidence and leadership with the directness of his voice and his well- thought out plan. It shows courage because one can see his determination to succeed, which will push through with his confidence and leadership.
ReplyDelete2. In stanza number 8, lines 12 through 16, it displays Paul Revere's adventurous but cautious side. "And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height a glimmer and then, a gleam of light! He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, but lingers and gazes, till full on his sight a second lamp in the belfry burns!" This proves that Paul Revere was a man who was intelligent but not to over-excited. He had to resist the urge to ride out to help, because he needed to make sure his plan was perfectly organized and running smoothly. If there hadn't been another light, he would have had to investigate and make sure that he wasn't being tricked into a trap.
3. Lastly, in stanza number 15 in lines 1 through 6, it shows that Paul Revere was defiant. He went against the flow of everyone else and took up for what was right. "So through the night rode Paul Revere; and so through the night went his cry of alarm to every Middlesex village and farm,--a cry of defiance and not of fear, a voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, and a word that shall echo forevermore!" These phrases show that Paul Revere carried out his plan, without fear or hesitation, and protected hundreds-maybe thousands- of Americans.
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#3
ReplyDeleteThe poem is set during the middle of the night. The author makes this clear by constantly mentioning the moonlight. This gives the poem the tenseness and sense of urgency that the soldiers of America were probably feeling on that night. The ride begins "Just as the moon rose over the bay" which means at the beginning of the night, and ends at two o' clock when Paul rides into Concord.
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Prompt#4
ReplyDeletePaul Revere’s ride took place in 1875 during the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere was a fearless soldier and rode through Lexington, Concord, and Medford in the brisk night to warn the towns that the English soldiers were coming to invade. At 12:00am Paul Revere’s ride began. On through the towns he rode until 2:00am. Having alerted the towns gave them time to prepare themselves against the English soldier’s invasion. Because of his bravery, Paul Revere saved many townspeople and played a role in helping America win the Revolutionary War!
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4.)Time-frame:
ReplyDeletePaul Revere's ride begins depending on when his friend burns the second lamp in the belfry. If one lamp burns, that means the British army were coming by land for war. If two lamps were burnt, the British were coming by sea. The time that Paul Revere's ride actually began was before twelve because after he saw the second lamp, he rushed out of the village . It was twelve on the clock when he was on the Medford town bridge, going towards Lexington.
Paul Revere's ride ends at two o' clock, when he rides upon the bridge of Concord town. Concord town is the place the War of Independance began. When Revere warned Americans of the British army heading to Concord, Americans were given enough time for preparation.
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I think that the voice of the poem is someone who was a witness of Paul Revere while he alerted the town that the British were coming.I think this because this person speacks with such compassion about Paul Revere, as anyone would when speaking about someone who basically saved their life. I also think this because some of the lines in the poem are spoken in a way that you feel you are there, for instance, "A cry of defiance and not of fear."(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) This Shows such deep and true knowledge about that early morning that Paul Revere alerted the town that the British were coming. I also think that it is a witness of that morning because the dates match. If the witness was a young boy then this poem would have been written in the mans early eighties late seventies.
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Prompt #3
ReplyDeleteThe time frame is from sunset to midnight. On April 18, 1775, the Revolutionary War had begun. The British planned to attack the Colonies to keep the land. Paul Revere, rode through the countryside warning the people. His ride is planned at sunset, when he tells his friend to hang one lantern if the British are coming by land, or two if the British are coming by sea. He then sets out across the bay, to wait for the signal. When he saw the signal, he set out to warn the countryside of the approaching British ships. This he did later in the night, most likely from about 9 to the time it took to ride to Lexington, though his ride is known as the "midnight ride of Paul Revere".
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#4: The poem portrays Paul Revere as:
ReplyDeletea. Wants the people of Middlesex to be safe but rebellious. "Ready to ride and spread the alarm through every Middlesex village and farm for the country-folk to be up and arm."
b. not patient "Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride"
c. protected of Middlesex and other villages when it comes to protectign them from the British. "So through the night rode Paul Revere; And so through the night went his cry of alarm"
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1) "A phantom ship, with each mast and spar"-- This means that an old, creepy looking pirate ship with sails up.
ReplyDelete"And startled the pigeons from their perch On the somber rafters, that round him made Masses and moving shapes of shade,"-- The birds would become scared the sailors, and when they became startled, you could tell because their shadows would jump.
"A line of black, that bends and floats"-- You can see the shadow of the boat in the water. Through the waves you see the shape of the shadow changing.
"Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load." -- They're in war and underneath the trees is where they meet up. The only time an army would stop, would be to fire a bullet, or load the gun back up.
2) I think that the narrator is supposed to be one of Paul's friends who fought with him. They seem to know a lot about him, and some of things they say was like they knew him. They say, "Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year" which sounds like the person telling is one of the only people that like really know what was happening. Another reason I think it was someone who fought with him, over a family member, is because they are very descriptive about the things going on. "On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere. Now he patted his horse's side, Now gazed on the landscape far and near." The only way someone would know that much about what was happening, would be if he was there and actually saw it himself.
3) In the beginning of the poem, it says, "On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five;" Now I don't know why seventy-five is capitalized. I believe that it was 1775, but I could be wrong. It doesn't say when it ended, but I imagine it went on for a few years. Therefore, I would say it ended about September of 1782 (I totally just made that up).
4) I think this poem shows Paul Revere as a hardworking soldier.
"Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm For the country-folk to be up and to arm."-- He was always prepared to ride anywhere to tell people anything.
"It was twelve by the village cock, When he crossed the bridge into Medford town. He heard the crowing of the cock, And the barking of the farmer's dog, And felt the damp of the river fog, That rises after the sun goes down."-- This shows that he loves animals, and is highly appreciated.
"In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen the hear The hurrying hoof-beat of the steed, And the midnight-message of Paul Revere."-- Everyone enjoyed his presence. Even after he died, they wanted him to come to tell them news.
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#3: Paul Revere's ride takes place on April 18, 1875. It starts at around midnight and goes to about one o'clock.
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ReplyDeleteThis poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" takes place on April 18th, 1775. His ride starts before midnight, and he crosses the bridge into Medford town at 12:00 a.m. sharp. He rides into Lexington at one. Paul then moves into Concord at 2. He is stopped by the British patrol at around 2 a.m. on the Old Concord Road.
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#2. I think the voice of the poem is one of Paul Revere's apprentices. He would go everywhere with Revere to protect and help him. He would run his errands, like if he needed to inform someone of something. When Paul Revere would be speaking to someone, he would step aside, but still listen, to keep himself informed and aware. He would also help Paul Revere inform the people that the British were coming. My evidence is that he heard Revere tell his friend, "One, if by land, and two, if by sea." He also watched what Paul's friend did after they were finished talking. He watched Paul Revere's ride.
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#1 1:"of the North Church Tower, as a signal light"- When I read this piece of imagery, it makes me think of a tall, shining lighthouse in a dark foggy night.
ReplyDelete2:"A phantom ship, with each mast and spar across the moon like a prison bar"-when i read this, i almost imagine a simmilar ship as "the black pearl" in the pirates of the carribean with a greenish haze over it.
3:"Then he climbed the tower of the Old North Church, by the wooden stairs.."- when I read this, I think of a soldier with a gun in hand running up a wooden spiral staircase to the top of the tower with a worried look on his face
4:"Beneath in the churchyard lie the dead"- when I read this I imagine someone looking down at a cemetery from high above or an aerial view.
#2 I think it's someone who witnessed the events on April 18, 1775 because it couldn't be paul revere himself because the voice doesnt say "I" when refering to Paul Revere. Also, it mentions things that took place before Paul Revere got back to Lexington.
#3 This takes place around and during April 18, 1775. Revere's ride begins near midnight on April 18 and ends in the late morning of April 19
#4 Brave-"If the British march by land or by sea...And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm..." He is ready to share the news no matter what the consequences.
Wary-"Beneath in the churchyard, lay the dead, in their night encampment on the hill...and seeming to whisper, "All is well!" He is so wary and ready that he is seems to be able to hear the dead whispering.
Excited to share the news-"He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, ... Till full on his sight a second lamp in the belfrey burns!" Once he sees the city in the distance he springs to the saddle and rides full speed towards it.
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3. The time according to this poem when Revere began his ride was approximately ten o'clock, the moon shining bright in the sky. It also sais it was twelve by the village clock, when he came into oMedford town, it was one by the village clock when he trotted into Lexington, and tow by the village clock when he galloped into Concord town.
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I chose Question 2:
ReplyDeleteI think the voice of the poem is supposed to be the author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's granfather or some distant relative (because the date of the poem is later than the ride was) because in the line:" A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet"
it shows a person was watching (I think) and they were describing the scene from when Paul came to after he left....
Another speculation I made was when it said:"You know the rest. In the books you have read
How the British Regulars fired and fled,---"
and the famous ride happened during April of 1775. This poem was written in 1860. This quote shows that there were already books written by the time of publication.
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1. • "If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch..." - This part of "Paul Revere's Ride" shows imagery, through the words, theme, and mood. Personally, these words paint a picture of a twilight background with two men having a discussion talking about what and where the lantern in the town's main church arch represents. They are also trying to decide how they should tell the town about their plan.
ReplyDelete• "A phantom ship, with each mast and spar Across the moon like a prison bar..." - Through this piece the author is trying to portray the fact that this ship is overwhelmingly huge and frightening.
• "By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall,..." - When this section is read by one it creates an ambience of a man stricken by fear climbing a shaky latter to get to the top of the wall, to succeed his mission. It also shows that this man might be in a rush or is afraid of heights.
• "Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,..." - The selection about is defining how quiet it was at a specific time. The author is using a metaphor to describe the quick quiet time.
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Question 1:
ReplyDelete“When she sat down for dinner at the round table covered with a three-days-old cloth, opposite her husband, who took the cover off the soup-tureen, exclaiming delightedly: "Aha! Scotch broth!”
She probably sat down at a round, wooden table that had a dirty cloth over it and a bowl of soup on the top.
“First she saw some bracelets, then a pearl necklace, then a Venetian cross in gold and gems, of exquisite workmanship.”
I imagined beautiful, detailed jewelry sitting on a counter in front of a mirror.
“She remained in her evening clothes, lacking strength to get into bed, huddled on a chair, without volition or power of thought.”
I saw her in a ball gown that was all torn up, and she was sitting hugging her knees, motionless.
“Her hair was badly done, her skirts were awry, her hands were red.”
I saw an old woman who looked as if she had just worked very hard, like a slave.
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#1:
ReplyDelete1) "... And a huge black hulk, that was magnified by its own reflection in the tide." This sentence is describing the moon. It talks about what Paul Revere saw as he took his journey.
2) "...Of the lonely belfry and the dead..." This quote is talking about going through a town. In this town he is one of the only ones there not including the dead people and the bell tower.
3) "... breath of the morning breeze..." In this quote is about the breeze in Concord town. It describes the wind in the morning.
4) "... bleating of the flock... " The bleating means the loud, obnoxious chirping. So the bleating of the flocks what Paul Revere heard on his ride.
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I believe that the voice of the poem is a narrator. This is because of the 3rd person writing style. They always refer to Paul Revere as " Paul Revere." Also, the beginning sentence is, "listen up children," almost as in storyteller style.
#3:
The ride started at midnight and ended at 2 am that morning. I can figure this out because of the description of the rises
#4:
1)Adventurous - He left at midnight on a scary quest - "Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere."
2)Impatient - He wanted to get on the rode as soon as possible - "Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride."
3) Determined - Wanted to get on the rode if something threatened the his town. " If the British march by land or sea from the town to-night hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch of the North Church tower, as a signal light..."
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The poem "Paul Revere's Ride" was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He wrote it in 1860 about the ride that Paul Revere made in order to warn Middlesex about the danger coming to them. He was coming to say that the British were going to attack and with his news, they were prepared for the battle.
ReplyDeleteThis poem portrays Paul as a a very brave man. He took the journey onto himself even though it was a very dangerous mission. "He climbed the tower... to the highest window."
He was also extremely determined. He had to ride his steed as fast as he could to get to Middlesex in time to warn the people there of war. "Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet."
Lastly, he was smart, because he planned out how the people would warn him. "If the British march by land or sea, hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch. One if by land and two if by sea."
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote this in 1860 and it says it at the end of the paper. it is about the ride Paul Revere made in the middle of the night to save Middlesex.
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#2. I think the voice of the poem is either a mother telling her children or a teacher teaching the great story and adventure of Paul Revere. I think this because there are many clues in the poem that "give away" the identity of the voice. One example is “Listen my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere...". Another example is “You know the rest. In the books you have read...”. This shows that the voice is teaching them something more than they already know.
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