The Question and Answer section for Paul Revere’s Ride is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
I would say did not know Paul Revere but greatly admired him. Longfellow's family had a connection to the historical Paul Revere. His maternal grandfather, Peleg Wadsworth, was Revere's commander on the Penobscot Expedition.
The poet's purpose is to inform the reader of the way in which Revere alerted the people about the arrival of the British army.
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The speaker, a landlord telling stories with friends at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, prepares to tell the tale of Paul Revere's ride on April 18th, 1775. He begins with Revere telling his friend to light one lantern in the belfry of...
