"Paul Revere's Ride"

"Paul Revere's Ride"

To identify key features of a narrative poem

What is a narrative poem?

A poem that tells a story, incorporating key story elements: Characters, setting, and plot.

Multiple Select

How is a narrative poem like a story?

• It has characters

• It has a plot

• It has a setting

• It teaches a lesson

How is a narrative poem different to a story?

• It uses rhyme

• It uses a regular meter (beat)

• It uses less description

• It uses less dialogue

• It doesn't tell all parts of a story

Multiple Select

What poetic devices are most common in narrative poems?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Meter

"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe

One of the most famous narrative poems is "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. Read the first two stanzas of the poem:

Open Ended

What details tell about the setting of the narrative at the start of the poem?

Open Ended

What poetic devices does the author employ in "The Raven?"

"The Raven" is a narrative poem because:

• It establishes characters, setting, and mood in the equilibrium

• It uses rhyme, rhythm, and meter to tell the story.

"Paul Revere's Ride"

• Was written by Henry Longfellow 100 years after the revolutionary war

• Made Paul Revere famous

• Paul Revere was one of many riders who warned people the British army had arrived

• He was actually a silversmith

Multiple Choice

Who was Paul Revere?

• A poet

• A silversmith

• A horserider

• A soldier

Multiple Choice

How is the opening of the poem like a story?

• It establishes setting (time & place)

• It describes the main character

Stanza 2

• The plan

• His friend will watch for the British army

• If they come by land, light one lantern

• If they come by sea, light two lanterns

Multiple Choice

What will Revere do when he sees the lantern(s) lit?

• Fight the British

• Run away

• Ride to warn the villages "the British are coming."

A Narrative poem

• Is similar to a story because it involves characters, setting, and plot events

• Is different to a story because it is organized in stanzas, not paragraphs

• Is different to a story because it uses rhyme and rhythm (meter)

• Is different to a story because it uses less description and dialogue

Poetry Analysis

• Continue to read "Paul Revere's Ride" to line 72 (end stanza 6)

• Analyze key events, characters, and mood in each stanza

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