Question

VIII. Read the poem given and answer the questions that follow: (5x2=10 marks) The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By land or sea from town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,— One if by land, and two if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm.” Then he said “Good-night!” and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charleston shore Just as the moon rose over the bay,Where swinging wide at her moorings lay The Somerset, British man-of-war; A phantom ship, with each mast and spar Across the moon like a prison bar, And a huge black hulk, that was magnified By its own reflection in the tide Meanwhile, his friend through alley and street Wanders and watches, with eager ears, Till in silence around him hears The muster of men at the barrack door, The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, And the measured tread of the grenadiers, Marching down to their boats on the shore. Q1. Which lines in the poem tell us that the poet did not live in the same time as the subject of the poem? Q2. What is Paul Revere riding on? (i) a bike (ii) a horse (iii) a carriage (iv) none of these Q3. What is Paul Revere warning people of? Q4. If the British attack from sea, how many lanterns will be hung in the North Church? Q5. Where will Paul Revere wait for the signal?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Q1. Which lines in the poem tell us that the poet did not live in the same time as the subject of the poem?

"Hardly a man is now alive ..."

Q2. What is Paul Revere riding on?

(ii) a horse

Q3. What is Paul Revere warning people of?

Paul Revere is warning people about the British coming by sea.

Q4. If the British attack from sea, how many lanterns will be hung in the North Church?

Two (and two if by sea)

Q5. Where will Paul Revere wait for the signal?​

He will wait on the opposite shore. (And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread alarm)

Explanation:

The answers are self explanatory. I cited the lines that hold the answer in brackets)