Paul Revere's Ride

What day and year was his ride on?

• April 18,1775

• July 4, 1776

• April 18, 1975

• unknown

Why did Paul Revere make the ride?

• Plan the battles in Middlesex County

• show that he was an important person

• leave Boston before the British arrived

• to warn people that the British were coming

Which word best describes the way Paul Revere felt as he waited for the signal?

• impatient

• sad

• lonely

• afraid

the "bloody work" the windows "would look upon" is

• the injury Revere suffers as he rides

• the horses bleeding leg

• the battle that would happen the next day

• the British army's uniform

Which line tells what happens the day after Revere's ride

• The people will waken and listen to hear

• He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns

• when he galloped into Lexington

• how the British regulars fired and fled

Why is this poem a narrative poem?

• its rhythm created excitement

• it tells a story

• it has a regular rhyme scheme

• it has a refrain

"a word that shall echo for evermore" tells us what?

• he rode in order to be famous

• his ride is not important now

• his voice was loud and strong

• His message will be remembered

What two characteristics make this a narrative poem

• rhyme and rhythm

• words and sentences

• characters and setting

• figurative language

What is the author's attitude toward Paul Revere?

• He thinks what he did was not a big deal

• He is admired and impressed by him

• He thinks he is old and irrelevant

• He thinks it was a waste of time

What result does this poem have?

• it tells the complete story of Paul Revere's life

• it explains all the battles of the revolutionary war

• It describes Revere as a national hero

• it explains why the British were called redcoats