How Does Henry Longfellow Use Repetition In The Tide Rises Tide Falls
Ivory Satterfield
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English-10 3 May 2012 The Rolling of the Tide Henry Longfellow, one of the greatest poets of all time uses different methods in his poems to help the reader grasp what he was trying to say. In “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,” Henry Longfellow uses repetition, imagery, and insignificance of humans to illustrate to the reader that the importance of people in this world is exaggerated. In Longfellow’s poem, he grasps the reader’s attention by using repetition through imagery and the title to explain the traveler’s life. Sara Constantkis states, “Longfellow uses repetition to complement the images of the waves on the beach and provide the poem with a traditional and familiar structure, Longfellow also uses
Bowser
English-10 3 May 2012 The Rolling of the Tide Henry Longfellow, one of the greatest poets of all time uses different methods in his poems to help the reader grasp what he was trying to say. In “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,” Henry Longfellow uses repetition, imagery, and insignificance of humans to illustrate to the reader that the importance of people in this world is exaggerated. In Longfellow’s poem, he grasps the reader’s attention by using repetition through imagery and the title to explain the traveler’s life. Sara Constantkis states, “Longfellow uses repetition to complement the images of the waves on the beach and provide the poem with a traditional and familiar structure, Longfellow also uses