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Explain longfellows use of poetic elemnts in "the midnight ride of paul revere "

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Longfellow uses poetic terms to add suspense and tension. For example, on lines 55-56 it says “A line of black that bend and floats/ On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.” This is any example of a simile and adds suspense to the poem.

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