Question

Explain Longfellow's use of poetic elements in "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."

Answer 1

The Poetic element used in the Poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." are Personification,Simile,alliteration,Metaphors

Explanation:

The various  poetic devices used by Longfellow in his poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." are

1. Personification

The watchful night-wind, as it went

Creeping along from tent to tent,

And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"

Here ,the poet compares the wind blowing at the night to the watchman ,who keeps walking and whispers "All is well"

  2.Simile

A line of black, that bends and floats

On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.

In the lines above the poet is comparing the the black line with the bridges of the boat.The usage of words"Like" to draw resemblance indicate the usage of simile.

    3. Alliteration

As it rose above the graves on the hill,

Lonely and spectral and somber and still.

The usage of  words spectral and somber and still. indicates the usage of Alliteration.(words with the same consonant sound)