1. What is the best paraphrase of these lines from "Paul Revere's Ride"?
And the spark struck out by that steed in his flight, kindled the land into flame with it's heat.
A. Sparks from Paul Revere's horse started a brush fire.
B. Paul Revere's horse sparked fear in everyone who saw it riding across the land****
c. Paul Revere wiped out the spark of victory in the British troops.
D. Paul Revere's ride helped ignite a rebellion across colonies.
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This is probably too late to answer but for anyone who needs the answer. The answer is D. Paul Revere's ride helped ignite a rebellion across colonies.
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To determine the best paraphrase of the given lines from "Paul Revere's Ride," we need to understand the literal meaning and context of the lines. In the original lines, it states that the "spark struck out by that steed in his flight" caused the land to be ignited with its heat.
A. Sparks from Paul Revere's horse started a brush fire.
This option is not an accurate paraphrase since it suggests that sparks from the horse caused a brush fire, which is not specifically mentioned in the original lines.
B. Paul Revere's horse sparked fear in everyone who saw it riding across the land.
Although fear could be inferred from the original lines, this option does not accurately reflect the aspect of the land being ignited with heat.
C. Paul Revere wiped out the spark of victory in the British troops.
This option is not an accurate paraphrase since it introduces a concept of Paul Revere extinguishing the victory of the British troops, which is not mentioned in the original lines.
D. Paul Revere's ride helped ignite a rebellion across colonies.****
This option is the best paraphrase of the original lines. It captures the sense of the land being ignited, metaphorically representing the ignition of rebellion across the colonies as a result of Paul Revere's ride.
Therefore, the best paraphrase of the given lines from "Paul Revere's Ride" is D. Paul Revere's ride helped ignite a rebellion across colonies.
You must take it in context. I hope you have read the entire poem, not just trying to guess about these two lines in the middle of the whole thing!
...
A hurry of hoofs in a village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet;
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
...
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No.
This is a metaphor, not to be taken literally.