The Night Ride

What adjective best describes Paul Revere in the lines below...

On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere

Now he gazed at the landscape far and near,

And turned and tightened his saddle girth;

But mostly he watched with eager search.

• Jealous

• Sad

• Restless

• Calm

In this poem, Paul Revere's purpose was to...

• train soldiers for battle

• slow the British attack

• protect the churches

• warn the townspeople

What does the word “muffled”most closely mean as it is used in line 15?

Then he said “Good night!” and with muffled oar

Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,

• urgent

• loud

• joyful

• quiet

Below are all examples of what type of figurative language?

"Wanders and watches"

"Muster of men"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

According to Stanza 1, when did Paul Revere make his famous ride?

• April 18, 1775

• April 18, 1985

• December 12, 1776

• July 4, 1776

According to the poem, what was the "one if by land, two if by sea" signal Paul Revere was waiting for?

• church bells being rung

• another rider to come and tell him to go

• an alarm to go off

• lanterns in the steeple of the church

What line from the poem makes Paul Revere's ride seem heroic?

• And lo! As he looks, on the belfry's height

  A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!

• The fate of the nation was riding that night;

  And the spark struck out by the steed, in his flight;

• Then he said "Good-night" and with muffled oar

  Silently rode to the Charlestown shore

• Listen my children and you shall here

  Of the Midnight ride of Paul Revere

In the poem, which of the following events happened last?

• Paul Revere crosses the river.

• A friend of Revere's hangs the lanterns in the church.

• Paul Revere prepares his horse to ride.

• The colonists chase the British back to Boston.

Longfellow wrote the poem using rhyme to create a rhythm that sounded like a galloping horses' hoof beats. For this questions think of the poem being read aloud as a song, like in the video.

• True

• False

Paul Revere's night took place during the day.

• True

• False