<span>The central idea of this excerpt is that Revere traveled through several towns to spread the word that the British were on their way. It takes us through his actions and the ensuing events as if we are reading it in real time. The structure supports these concepts due to its repetition of the time. It begins the first stanza with "It was twelve by the village clock," then begins the second stanza with "It was one by the village clock," etc. This builds suspense for his ride, and gives us an overview of how long this ride actually took. </span>
Answer: Enthralled means to be suprised, or having a lot of enjoyment that you forget about your surroundings. Also, something caught her/his attention that they forgot about anything else is another good example.
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The correct answer is A. Iambic tetrameter (The foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. This pattern repeats four times in each line).
<em>Twas </em><em>brill</em><em>ig, </em><em>and </em><em>the </em><em>sli</em><em>thy </em><em>toves </em><em>
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<em> Did </em><em>gyre</em><em> and </em><em>gim</em><em>ble </em><em>in</em><em> the </em><em>wabe</em>
In the excerpt the first syllable is not stressed, and it is followed by a stressed syllable; this is called a iamb. This was common in Greek comedies and tragedies.
This pattern is repeated four times during the verses, so it is a tetrameter.
independent because the sentence can stand alone without the other part of the sentence