What words or phrases does Longfellow use in the poem to create a dramatic tone that would resonate with a nation on the brink of Civil War?

According to a different source, this question refers to the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882).

In this poem, the author and abolitionist Henry Wadsworth Longfellow describes the long ride of Paul Revere. Longfellow wrote this poem at a critical time in American history, the Civil War. As the nation was on the brink of war, a poem about the American spirit and the greatness of hero resonated with a lot of people. The poem also resonated because of the words and phrases used in the text.

For example, Longfellow argues that Revere rode "through every Middlesex village and farm,/ For the country-folk to be up and to arm." This suggests that the support for the Patriots was overwhelming. He also describes the scene as "A phantom ship, with each mast and spar/ Across the moon, like a prison-bar,/ And a huge black hulk, that was magnified/ By its own reflection in the tide." This setting presents a dramatic scenario. Finally, Longfellow describes "A cry of defiance, and not of fear,/ A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,/ And a word that shall echo forevermore!" This suggests the importance of Revere's duty, as well as the bravery he displayed.

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).