Stanza 12 Paraphrase Stanza 12 You know the rest. In the books you have – read How does this make the British Look? How the British Regulars fired and fled,--- (Evidence!) How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load. Stanza 13 So through the night rode Paul Revere;= Stanza 13 Paraphrase – And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm,--- A cry of defiance, and not of fear, Use the final stanza to describe the colonists’ A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, feelings towards the events of the night. And a word that shall echo for evermore! Back up with claims from the poem. For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Find a resource that details the actual events Through all our history, to the last, peril of Paul Revere Ride. Cite the resource below. In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear As a final step, you believe the author “Do The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, has accurately depicted Revere’s Ride? Why And the midnight message of Paul Revere. or why not?
Stanza 12 You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled,--- How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load. Stanza 13 So through the night rode Paul Revere;= And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm,--- A cry of defiance, and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo for evermore! For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere. peril Stanza 12 – Paraphrase How does this make the British Look? (Evidence!) Stanza 13 – Paraphrase Use the final stanza to describe the colonists’ feelings towards the events of the night. Back up with claims from the poem. Find a resource that details the actual events of Paul Revere Ride. Cite the resource below. As a final step, “Do you believe the author has accurately depicted Revere’s Ride? Why or why not?
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