Longfellow didn't get too fancy with the title of this poem. He was writing a poem about a famous ride taken by a man called Paul Revere, so he called it (drum roll, please) "Paul Revere's Ride." Who knew coming up with the title of a legendary poem could be so easy? This title spotlights Paul Revere as a brave hero of America's past. Longfellow is a man on a mission here. He's creating a national myth, and this title is the beginning of that.