Paul+Revere+-+The+Depostion+Draft

Paul Revere - The Depostion: Draft

1. What events does Revere's deposition describe that Longfellow's poem does not?

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?

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

Source for Questions: Kinsella, Kate. //Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes//. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2002.



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