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Paul Revere's Ride

            
             Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a nineteenth century poet whose popularity can not be matched. Translated into many languages, his work is loved throughout Europe and throughout the world. He was the first American to have a bust of himself placed in poet's corner of Westminster Abbey. One work that shows evidence of his poetic accomplishments is "Paul Revere's Ride." "Paul Revere's Ride," for most Americans, makes the historical Paul Revere almost literally indistinguishable from Longfellow's mystical creation. Longfellow captured this exciting legend that will remain forever in American history through his use of time, good and evil, and patriotism. .
             In "Paul Revere's Ride," Longfellow uses the theme of time to capture the intensity of this work. The outcome of "Paul Revere's Ride" is well known; therefore, Longfellow had to capture the attention of readers by cleverly using the concept of time. In this work, Paul Revere is racing against time to warn the people of a peril that is heading their way. Throughout the narrative, Longfellow continues his emphasis on time. He even reminds the reader periodically throughout the poem of the exact time, showing the urgency of time passing. "He uses time in the poem by constantly reminding the reader of its passing, as the story progress, in order to increase dramatic tension" (Poetry 184). In this literary masterpiece, time is shown as a protagonist. Time resembles death in such a way that if time were to beat Paul Revere, then Death would come to the people of America. Longfellow also uses time in the form of a date to help the reader remember the important achievements of Paul Revere. "Longfellow's inclusion of the date in the third line serves a similar rhetorical function. (Once again the familiarity of the opening lines makes us forget how odd it is to present a complete date--day, month, and year--in a poem. Longfellow never did so elsewhere in his poetry.


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