Tone of "Paul Revere's Ride"

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Activity Overview

In this activity, students will identify and illustrate the tone in the text.


Example 1: Horror

“And the meeting-house windows,

blank and bare,

Gaze at him with a spectral glare,

As if they already stood aghast

At the bloody work they would look upon”

Example 2: Gloomy

“A phantom ship, with each mast and spar

Across the moon like a prison bar,”

Example 3: Hopeful

“The fate of a nation was riding that night;

And the spark struck out

by that steed, in his flight,

Kindled the land into flame with its heat.”

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Student Instructions

Create a storyboard identifying the tone of "Paul Revere's Ride" with text examples.

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Identify three different tones in the poem and put quotes that relate to it in the description.
  3. Illustrate each example with appropriate scenes, characters, and items.


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