Question

In your own words, summarize Stanza Two of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." Your response should be three to four sentences long and in your own words.

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Answer 1

Paul Revere’s famous ride on April 18th, 1775 is the subject of this famous Longfellow poem. It is told from the perspective of a landlord who is hoping to entertain and inform his “children”. ‘Paul Revere’s Ride’ was published in Atlantic Monthly magazine in 1861 around the beginning of the Civil War. Longfellow wrote this piece with the intent of inspiring Northerners.

One of the less discussed elements of this poem is its function as an anti-slavery statement. There are several allusions in this poem, such as to a burial ground for enslaved people and the use of the name “Somerset” at the beginning of the poem. The latter is connected to a landmark case that outlawed slavery in Britain in 1772.

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