And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.
What do these lines mean?
Paul Revere’s Ride
Responses
The dark windows show that Paul Revere’s ride will lead to failure.
The dark windows show that Paul Revere’s ride will lead to failure.
The dark windows foretell Paul Revere’s own death during the Revolutionary War.
The dark windows foretell Paul Revere’s own death during the Revolutionary War.
The dark windows suggest the deaths that will take place in the battles the next morning.
The dark windows suggest the deaths that will take place in the battles the next morning.
The dark windows hint at the fact that the British are spying on the colonists in each village.
1 answer
The correct interpretation of the lines from "Paul Revere's Ride" is:
The dark windows suggest the deaths that will take place in the battles the next morning.
This interpretation aligns with the imagery of the "blank and bare" windows that seem to gaze at Paul Revere "with a spectral glare," indicating a sense of foreboding and foreshadowing the violence and bloodshed that will occur as a result of his ride and the impending conflict.
