1. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Revolutionary war hero Paul Revere warned the colonists of an advancing attack by the British army. Revere rode his horse through the night warning every village and town. The colonist, prepared by Revere’s warning, defeated the Bristish forces.

2. Genre: Poetry Poetry is an arrangement of words in lines having rhythm. Sometimes those lines rhyme, as in this narrative poem. Poetry is an arrangement of words in lines having rhythm. Sometimes those lines rhyme, as in this narrative poem.

3. Notes Narrative poem: a poem that tells a story Rhyme: words that sound the same Internal rhyme: words that rhyme in the same line External rhyme: words that rhyme at the end of lines

4. More notes Characters: a person that takes part in the story Setting: time and place Plot: the sequence of events that happen in the story Theme: a message about life

5. Figurative Language Notes Simile: a comparison of 2 unlike things using “like” or “as” (Life is “like” a box of chocolates.) Repetition: the repeated use of a word, sound, etc. to stress the importance of something Onomatopoeia: the use of words to imitate sound (sizzle, pop, buzz) Personification: giving human characteristics to an animal or object

6. Sequence The sequence of events is the order in which they take place, from first to last. The sequence of events is the order in which they take place, from first to last. Clue words such as first, next, and then may show sequence in a story or article, but not always. Other clues are dates and time of day. Clue words such as first, next, and then may show sequence in a story or article, but not always. Other clues are dates and time of day. Two events can happen at the same time. While and at the same time are clue words. Two events can happen at the same time. While and at the same time are clue words.

7. Strategy: Graphic Organizers Active readers often create graphic organizers to help them understand and remember what they read. Active readers often create graphic organizers to help them understand and remember what they read.

8. Words to Know fate what becomes of someone or something fearless without fear; afraid of nothing; brave; daring glimmer a faint, unsteady light lingers stays on; goes slowly, as if unwilling to leave

9. Words to Know magnified caused something to look larger than it actually is somber having deep shadows; dark; gloomy steed a horse, especially a riding horse

10. Literary Elements Together, lets define: Assonance Consonance Alliteration Personification Imagery Tone Mood

11. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds within words. Example: Line 100: At the bloody work they would look upon.

12. Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words. Example: Line 79: And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,

13. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: Line 25: Wanders and watches with eager ears.

14. Personification A figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is given human characteristics. Example: Line 37: By the trembling ladder, steep and tall

15. Imagery Descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences; they appeal to the five senses: taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell. Example: Line 44: Wrapped in silence so deep and still

16. Tone A writer’s attitude towards his or her subject. A writer can communicate tone through diction, choice of details, and direct statements on his or her position. Example: Line 4 and 5: Hardly a man is now alive/Who remembers that famous day and year.