Question

Paul revers ride

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.


The purpose of the first stanza is


a.) to introduce the main character

b.) to establish the setting

c.) to let the reader know what type of story to expect.

d.) all of the above

Answer 1

Answer: D, He opens the poem like you would a campfire story or a fairytale. Without getting too detailed, Longfellow gives us clues that our speaker is someone older and wiser.

Answer 2

D

Step-by-step explanation:

It does everything in a, b, and c