How does the poetic structure of this stanza affect the tone of the poem?

The rhyme scheme and meter create an inviting and conversational tone.

The absence of rhyme creates a confused and disorganized tone.

The rhythm and rhyme scheme add to an eerie and suspenseful tone.

The rhythm and repetition create a playful tone.

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

Then he said "Good-night!" and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
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.