"Paul Revere's Ride": How Longfellow Creates a Hero in a Long Poem

In this lesson, students will identify examples of metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, and imagery in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Students will analyze how figurative language contributes to meaning in the text and explain how the different figurative language devices work together to depict Paul Revere as a historical hero.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Keywords: poetry, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American literature, poems, Paul Revere, Paul Revere's Ride, American Revolution, figurative language, poetic elements, metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, imagery, hero, heroes, heroic, narrative poems, English Language Arts, ELA, classic American literature
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Assessment,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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