1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow p. 629 YOU NEED: YOUR iPad Pencil Paper
“Paul Revere’s Ride”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
p. 629
YOU NEED:
YOUR iPad
Pencil
Paper

2. Type of Poem: Narrative Poem Poetic Element: Rhythm
Type of poem that tells a story
Poetic Element: Rhythm
The rise and fall of the voice produced by sounds
The “flow” or “beat” of the poem
Poetic Element: Meter
Sounds in a poem that fall in a particular pattern.
In this poem, the meter is made to sound like a galloping horse. Da-da-Dum da-da-Dum

3. Rhyme Scheme DEFINITION: The pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem.
It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme. The rhyme usually refers to the last words of a line.
Example (A,B,A,B)
Bid me to weep, and I will weep A
While I have eyes to see; B
And having none, and yet I will keep A
A heart to weep for thee. B

4. CONTEXT is important! In your notebook
Brainstorm: write down 2 or 3 things of what you know about Paul Revere

5. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882
Wrote poems about mythology and legends.
Wrote many types of poems, wrote in many different meters.
Romantic poet (like Whitman, Poe, etc.)

6. Vocabulary
4. Muster (v) – assembly/assemble , gather 5. Impetuous (adj) – impulsive; eager 6. Aghast (adj) - shocked, horrified, astonished

7. Your Assignment Complete the assignment on my website in your groups.
I will pick your groups.
We will discuss together as a class.

8. Discussion Write this down!
What do you notice about the poem’s rhythm?
What effect does the rhythm produce in the poem? How does Longfellow create the rhythm?
What poetic elements are present in the poem?