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1. What events does Revere's deposition describe that Longfellow's poem does not? He was arrested He alerted John Adams and John Hancock.

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?

The poem was more fearful and exciting. The deposition is more factual. The poem described the landscape and the deposition described more of who he warned.

3. Why do you think Longfellow's poem made Revere a hero, while Revere's own account did not? Explain.

Because it made his ride more exciting and more interesting to read than his version

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