A.A.C.T.+-+Micah+Barnes

My name is Micah Barnes.

1. What events does Revere's deposition describe that Longfellow's poem does not? It describes what happened during the ride. How he met British soldiers, he was held captive, etc.

2. Considering only the events that both the poem and the deposition describe, what differences of fact, detail, and mood do you notice between Revere's account and Longfellow's poem? Revere's is more descriptive then Longfellow's. Revere's states what happened after the ride also and how Revere wasn't scared of the soldiers, etc. How is the mood (feeling experienced by the reader) in the poem different from Revere's account?

3. Why do you think Longfellow's poem made Revere a hero, while Revere's own account did not? Explain. Because Longfellow's just tells about right before and during the ride. The Revere story is during the ride and after it. It also tells of his bravery when he was captured and when he was threatened. But why did Longfellow's poem make Revere a hero?

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