1. The author's name is ________________________________________.

2. In what month does this poem take place?

3. Define the following words:

moorings

hulk

grenadiers

defiance

4. What did Paul Revere do?

5. Explain the system of signal lights.

6. Reference your text: What war is this?

7. Reference your text: What battle is this?

8. Explain the lines:

"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."

9. Ask your teacher what part of this is pure fiction. Why would Longfellow write this story with such embellishments?

10 What does the last stanza urge us to do?