paul revere
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- who was this wrote too?
- the landlord of the wide side inn
- what event prompted the author to write this?
- Written during the Civil War, Longfellow wanted to inspire and entertain Northern soldiers with a heroic poem to urge them to keep fighting and to not give up. To achieve this purpose Longfellow had to revise what really happened to make Revere look more heroic than he actually was.
- who is the author speaking too?
- The narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story of Paul Revere, thus serving the author's purpose of teaching this historical lesson. B. The narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story of Paul Revere
- Why did the author write this article?
- Longfellow hoped to use the story of Paul Revere's ride as a vehicle to warn the American Union that it was in danger of disintegrating (which it was). Even though there is good evidence that Longfellow knew the real story of Revere's ride
- What is the article mostly about?
- The purpose of Paul Revere's midnight ride, as you may recall from your high school history class, was to race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops - 700 of them - were marching to Concord to arrest them.
- What is the speaker’s attitude about the subject?
- he is heroic, and that Paul saved America
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