Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ an American novelist‚ playwright‚ and poet in the 19th century‚ has become an American icon through his famous works‚ serving as a source of reassurance and connection for his readers. Longfellow’s childhood consisted of observing the Maine coast and taking in the nature around him. These childhood memories were preserved and relayed in many of Longfellows notorious poems such as “My Lost Youth” and “Dedication”‚ many of which established him as a fireside poet: one who
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Ode to John Keats At an early age‚ John Keats experienced a tough life that was surrounded by death. Not only did he lose his mother‚ father‚ and half of his siblings when he was young‚ but he was exposed to death and illness when he was a teenager working as an apprentice surgeon. He soon became a Romantic poet with an obsession with death‚ which can be seen in his poems throughout his life‚ particularly in his famous “Great Odes”. Between the spring and autumn of 1819‚ Keats wrote six odes
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow incorporates religious themes into his poetical work. His religious beliefs were in favor of his Christian faith‚ unlike others who found all the negative aspects of Catholicism. His poetical works such as "Christus"‚ "The Divine Tragedy" and "The Bells of San Blas" show his positivity toward the Catholic church. In Longfellow ’s life‚ he went through periods of depression as a reaction to his wives ’ deaths. During these times of sorrow‚ Longfellow turned to his faith
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English 61: Some Concepts to Consider I Romantic Personae A. Wordsworth: close to Nature ‚ family and friends. 1. Believes we can only hope to retain in middle age some of the energy and enthusiasm for Nature we enjoyed in youth. Nature takes the place of Truth and Beauty in Plato’s philosophy of metempsychosis and anamnesis. Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting: The Soul that rises with us‚ our life’s Star‚ Hath had elsewhere its setting‚ And cometh from afar: Not in
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The Bridge‚ written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow sometime after the death of his wife during miscarriage in the year 1835‚ reflects on the heart-rending feeling of loss. The poem was written by Longfellow as not only a reflection of the tragic loss of his wife‚ but also as a reflection of the conflicting emotions felt by him pertaining to the loss. In his poem‚ Longfellow describes two of the foremost conflicting emotions as depression and acceptance. These emotions are the same emotions later
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ an incredibly influential author. His classical Romantic structuring and rhyme schemes‚ combined with harrowing subjects in his poems‚ caused his writing to touch countless avid poetry lovers around the world. Longfellow was a great American Fireside Poet during the Romantic literary era‚ who beautifully composed one of his most famous poems‚ Footsteps of Angels‚ after the death of his wife.
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Fireside Poets The Fireside Poets played an influential role in nineteenth century poetry. Comprised of Holmes‚ Longfellow‚ Bryant‚ Lowell‚ and Whittier‚ each of these writers brought their own unique twist to the genre. They all focus on morality and address the matter of defining its principles. However‚ Holmes and Longfellow emphasize legacy and man’s duty to uphold it‚ while Bryant‚ Lowell‚ and Whittier hone in on abolitionism and anti-slavery. Oliver Wendell Holmes was a driving force for individuals
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Romanticism: Blake and Keats Blake and Keats were renowned poet during the period where Romanticism played an essential part in creative art and works. Romanticism is an international artistic and philosophical movement that redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures thought about themselves and about their world. Poets like Blake and Keats writings were influenced by the fundamentals of nature‚ human emotions‚ feelings‚ imagination‚ instinct and intuition‚ reflection
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In the poem “Loss and Gain” (1893)‚ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow emphasizes the ups and downs of life‚ and how the negatives of life are inevitable‚ however they can be turned into something positive. Longfellow is able to make this clear by writing the poem in first person to try and relate with the audience‚ and by using optimistic diction and tone. Mr. Longfellow’s purpose in this poem is to show the audience that in life some will fail at times‚ in order to reveal that those failures can be turned
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"Mezzo Cammin" is an interesting poem with the topic of midlife crisis. Here‚ Longfellow talks about how he is in Midway of his life. He also realizes about the midlife crisis. Everyone once in a lifetime goes through this crisis. Longfellow starts this poem saying half of his life is passed by him and he let it happen‚ not doing what he was supposed to do. He laments not utilizing his time in right possible way and regrets his life decisions which he took that stopped him from being what he wanted
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