Paul revere's ride
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
poetry terms of use in "Paul Revere's ride"
Narrative poetry: Is when poem tells story, the poem is a narrative because it tales the story of revere's ride EX: "... and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul revere..." (long fellow stanza 1)
End rhyme: rhyme at end of the poem or narrative, Paul reveres ride has rhyme at the end of each sentence,
EX: ABAB
"...and with muffled oar (A)
...Charleston shore (B)
...over the bay (A)
...he mornings lay" (B)
Rhyme scheme: The order of the rhyming, in this poem it it varies
EX: AABB ( As seen above)
(setting takes place in 18th of April 1775)
COMPARRISON POEM: The cremation of Sam mcGee
- They both show rhyme and rhyme scheme; in Sam McGee the rhyme scheme is ABCB.
- It is also a narrative poem like Paul reveres ride.
1. EX: " ... in the morning sun (A)
...moil for gold (B)
... their secret scales (C)
...blood run cold" (B)