Paul Revere's Ride Figurative Language

One way Longfellow makes his readers want to read on is using rhyming words at the end of each line in a stanza. For example, in stanza 11, lines 104-110, “ He heard to bleating of the flock/ And the twitter of birds among the trees/ And felt the breath of the morning breeze/ Blowing over the meadows brown” These few lines use peaceful, and soothing words to allow the readers to feel safe. But, then longfellow dives into a

In history, many feats are told time and time again and become more grandeur with each utterance, to the point where nearly all original meaning is long lost. As Doctor Manhattan said it in Watchmen, “The illusion vanishes, almost before it has registered” (Gibbons and Moore 26). For example, with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” this certainly is the case. To suggest that the aforementioned poem is a work of historical non-fiction is a suggestion that can be simply and eloquently discredited using real documents, the face value of the piece, and simple logic.

The world is a massive place full of endless literature, beginning from ancient scrolls to daily news articles, filled with many secrets, perspectives and surroundings that help connect literature to an individual’s daily life. Some writers use the skills of literary elements to express and discuss an event that has happened to them or what has happened to others. This helps others to comprehend the perspectives of the author’s understanding toward an incident that one might experience. For instance in Flannery O’Connor’s short story, she uses many literary elements to express her views over most of her stories. O’Connor expresses her views in her short story, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by using the literary elements of point of view, irony, and setting.

Ever since the invention of language, humans have been obsessed and intrigued with the aspect of storytelling. Each story, whether written or spoken, holds an important theme within its creative words and exciting plot. While each story is special and unique, over the course of history, different periods of literature have formed where authors tend to focus on similar themes and messages. One of which was the American Romantic era, where authors used their stories to challenge the boundaries of society, and delve deeper into what makes people inherently human, both the flaws and perfections. Some of America’s greatest works of literature were born in this period, like those of Poe, and Hawthorne. A very common literary theme during the romantic period was that of good versus evil, in both individual characters and society as a whole; this theme is especially evident in works such as The Tell Tale Heart, The Raven, and Young Goodman Brown.

    Exaggeration is used nonstop in many stories. In every legend there are myths and facts. The poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” written by Henry Wadsworth  Longfellow is an amazing poem about patriotism and the bravery of Americans and Paul Revere  during the Revolutionary War. However, the factual part of the poem isn’t completely accurate.

“Fiction has been maligned for centuries as being "false," "untrue," yet good fiction provides more truth about the world, about life, and even about the reader, than can be found in non-fiction,” says Clark Zlotchew, a renowned author. This begs us to question, how do short stories portray relevant issues in society?

If one were asked to give a brief description that defines his or her favorite hero, it would be a very rare occurrence to get a response such as “a cocaine addict, workaholic, and peculiar genius with an indifference to sexuality,” or perhaps “an army general with an increasing bloodlust and an intense thirst for power.” However, despite these less heroic qualities, characters like these tend to appeal more to readers of literature — especially the contemporary audience — than traditional heroes. So what exactly makes them more appealing and do their unconventional qualities actually have an effect on the works of literature that they are in? In order to begin understanding the answers to these questions, it is important to recognize what

Students do not necessarily need a hand motion or choreography for every single word and line in their reenactment.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”, narrates the process of life and death as the day comes to a close and a traveler finds their way home. Throughout the poem, Longfellow uses a specific rhyme scheme and repetition in order to symbolize the continuous cycle found within life. Utilizing certain vocabulary words and phrases, such as “the twilight darkens” and “the morning breaks”, allows the reader to clearly distinguish between the beginning and end of life described in the poem (2,11). Several forms of figurative language are presented throughout the poem, such as the town and shore as metaphors for Heaven and Earth and the personification of the sea and waves. To support the poem’s theme, Longfellow structures the

History continuously captivates audiences and writers, providing them with information and subjects for their writing, so that they too can bring more awareness to others that might benefit from the lessons that could be learned from the historical figures. The narrative poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, tells the tale of the famous Paul Revere and the event that brought him to light as being the highly respected and important figure in our American history that we today know him as. Many have asked about the reason why the poet chose to write about this one historical instance to express the significance of the poem’s theme. The time period the poet was living in, the worth of culture and determination brought by this

Storytelling helps other people to emotionally connect themselves to the author so that they know they are not the only ones who are experiencing a painful or exciting experience, and are able to share the same emotions. It often helps other people to know what they should do in order to get over it when it comes to a painful experience. Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings explores the life of Maya Angelou and the struggles she has been throughout her childhood to her adulthood. Richard Wagemese’s Indian Horse explores the life of Saul Indian Horse and the struggles he has been through after departing from his family. The power of storytelling can unfold questions which ask the audience of how and why are the events are unfold the

Choose a novel or short story with a central character you consider to be heroic, Show how the heroic qualities are revealed and discuss how this portrayal of the character enhances your understanding of the text as a whole.

My class and I just finished reading the poem, “the tide rises, and the tide falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In chapter 29 of “Walk Two Moons” the poem was introduced by one of the characters, Mrs. Birchway. The poem continued within the novel, which is a perfect example of alliteration. Longfellow has demonstrated the techniques of rhyme scheme in the first stanza. The pattern aabba, and in the last stanza the pattern is aadda. The speaker uses repetition throughout the poem. In lines one, five, ten, and fifth teen Longfellow establishes a rhythmic pattern symbolizes the waves and tides of the ocean. The author uses this rhythmic pattern to create a heartbeat or pulse to keep the reader in suspense.

Paul Revere rides courageously through the streets of Boston yelling that the British are coming. Revere knows that to save the town of Boston he must ride fast and hard. Paul Revere is a hero, in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere’s Ride, because his exceeds the standards of Joseph Campbell’s “Stages of a Hero”. Paul Revere is shown as a hero by receiving his call to action, overcoming obstacles, and returning and receiving a reward.

Style within early English literature derives itself from oral storytelling, relying on the construction of an epic past to develop a sense of immense power and patriotism within the country. As written culture prevails, however, the epic’s timeless attribute diminishes due an increase in recorded history, which gradually shifts literature’s focus from mystical origins to a concrete present. Ranging from minor anecdotes to self-contained tales, frame narratives, or stories within a story, exist prevalently within the epic genre, and, despite persisting throughout this transition and generally preserving structure, mutate in function. Although early literature forms like the epic employ frame narratives to convey their grandiose style, the transition from historical epics to satirical poetry aligns with frame narrative’s transition as an element of style to one of theme.