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?
The speaker gives instructions to his friend about hanging a lantern to signal how the British will travel. He says, “And I on the opposite shore will be, / Ready to ride and spread the alarm,” identifying himself as the rider who will warn the countryside. That speaker is Paul Revere.
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