Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.”

He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal light,--
One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."

Who is speaking in this excerpt?

Paul Revere
Paul Revere’s friend
a British soldier
a townsperson

When the British are approaching, Paul Revere advises his friend to use a lamp as a warning. Some locals are aware that the British troops will enter the city at night. The soldiers will arrive by water and march through the land in equal numbers.

What did Paul Revere yell?

In early Boston, Paul Revere worked as a silversmith. He gained notoriety for his midnight trip to alert colonists to the British troops who were preparing for an assault. The anecdotal account has no genuine historical foundation, but it is believed that he cried "The British are coming, the British are coming!" while traveling.

The poem relates a portion of the fictitious story of Paul Revere and is narrated by the Wayside Inn's proprietor. In the poem, Revere instructs a friend to set up signal lanterns at the Old North Church in Boston's North End so he may find out if the British are going to attack by land or sea.

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