To complete your request, here’s how you can fill the response areas based on the context of Longfellow's "Paul Revere’s Ride":
- The author's purpose in comparing each "mast and spar" to a "sleeper" (or similar imagery) is to
- emphasize the foreboding and tension in the air, suggesting a sense of urgency and impending action related to Paul Revere's ride.
Feel free to adjust the specific comparison and interpretation according to your understanding or classroom instructions!