Henry Wadsworth
Longfellows, Paul Revere's Ride, is based off of the historical
events that took place in the late 1800s during the American
Revolution against the British. Henry wrote this poem to recall the
brave and courageous journey made by the real Paul Revere. While
his rendition of the story wasn't completely accurate, due to the
fact that Paul was not the only midnight rider, it still served as
a great example of what a true American hero looks like. The author
once stated, Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our
lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the
sands of time. Henry uses this story to bring the audience on the
journey of Paul Revere. More importantly he uses the story to
describe the
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Though the
friend is not given a name in the poem is story is just as
important. The friend sees that the British have already made it
and climbs the tower of the Church. At this time it is not said
that he whether he hangs a lantern but Henry later adds that Paul
sees the lantern described as a gleam of light! The author writes
that beneath the church tower dead bodies are seen on top of the
hill. Henry also notes that the wind has a doleful and grim voice
in this town. As stated, The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent , And seeming to whisper, All is
well! The mournful tone of this sentence gives the reader the this
feeling of sorrow and fear. This can be seen as the turning point
or climax of the
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Paul discovers
the two lanterns that have been lit and rides through a town to
warn its people. Henry writes that the fate of a nation was riding
that night, in other words to say that the fate of the colonies
lie in Paul Revere's hands. Perhaps to say if Paul had not
delivered the message of the British arrival, then many of
America's people would have not made it or been prepared to fight
back. The author gives the audience a time frame of which these
events occurred. He states, It was one by the village clock, when
he galloped into Lexington. And later says, It was two by the
village clock, when he came to the bridge in Concord town. A sense
of repetition can be seen here by the wording and the time elements
being in numerical order. The poem concludes to say that we all
know the story and how it
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