of life he comes to the conclusion that his goals are meaningless. On the flip side‚ Longfellow is uncertain of his future and mourns inaction. Ultimately‚ Longfellow creates a grim‚ petrified tone‚ while Keats is more optimistic. The poems between Keat and Longfellow compare starting from the beginning. Both express fear from the short-lived nature of life. Keat states that he “may cease to be” while Longfellow expresses‚ “Half of my life is gone.” Therefore‚ both men are frightened that life is
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1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? In the first stanza‚ he speaks of a meteor of the ocean air‚ which I assume compares the boat to a great and speedy force. In the second stanza‚ he says that the ship is the “eagle of the sea”‚ which compares it to the national bird and shows it’s strength and dignity. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚
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Jasmine Carter Mr. Gillet A.P. Literature September 20‚ 2012 Keats and Longfellow Both Keats and Longfellow were poets during the Romantic period. The two compose poems in which they reflect on their inability to live up to their creative potential and the idea that death could intervene at any moment. Longfellow is disappointed in his failures and sees comfort in the past rather than an uncertain future. Moreover‚ Keats fears he won’t accomplish all that he wants‚ but sees possibility and realizes
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Everything Will Play Out In The End‚ “They” Said “When I Have Fears” By Keats has comparable situations to the poem of “Mezzo Cammin” by Longfellow. Each of these poems are complex in their own way where there are contrasts in them too. Both the authors use similar style of poetic techniques‚ but have a different perspective on their situation and one deals with not accomplishing as much as possible in life‚ and the other not acting upon what they really want to do. One contrast between the two
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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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Ivory Satterfield 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
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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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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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In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem‚ Paul Revere’s Ride‚ the overall structure is important to understanding the poem’s true meaning. This poem is narrative poem‚ which means that it is written like a story in poetry format. The plot elements are important to the structure‚ because the setting lets the reader know where the characters are. The conflict is what the characters are facing. The resolution is the conclusion the characters find to solve the conflict. In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s
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African Americans: The Loss and Gain of Freedom(1865-1900) The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865. The period known after the war was called Reconstruction. During Reconstruction (also called Radical Reconstruction)‚ the South was in economic‚ political‚ and social trouble. In 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees‚ Freedmen‚ and Abandoned Lands. This became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. It was a bureau ran by the United States Army‚ with several field
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