Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Influences

Longfellows popularity grew as his number of of works increased . His works included topics regarding subjects like slavery, literature of europe in anthology. Poets and poetry of European culture as well as Native Americans. This expanded his audience and made him one of the best selling authors. Near the end of his life, Longfellow was overcome with severe stomach pain caused by Peritonitis. With opium, family, and friends, the author fought back the pain for several days until he finally passed away on March 24,1882. (Source 1)

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 which helped him move through the mourning process. In Longfellow 's pre-poet days, he served as a priest and went to college attending a religious class. Longfellow took his religion seriously, and expressed his fealty through his work.

Last of, “Longfellow’s poem” is about Paul Revere’s Ride and all of the stuff and for the lantern signal it is supposed to be about that Revere was captured or anything like that it the article or poem it states “the lantern signal was not to inform Revere of which route the British were taking, but to let others know in case Revere was captured”. The Revolutionary war is about saving our country and also it is about to save our people and it is also about the people how are in the war or anything like that, in the poem or article it states “ Longfellow didn’t care as much about historical accuracy as he did about creating a vivid picture of a patriot who acted bravely to arouse the country when a terrible danger was at hand.” The men is supposed to be about them working or saving our country or anything like that, or they could be fighting and it might be crazy. In the article or poem it states “ For Longfellow- an abolitionist- the division of the United States and the impending war over slavery was as dangerous and threatening to America as the British troops were in 1775. Longfellow describes Revere’s actions in heroic terms in an effort to rouse patriots from a deep indifference and tell them that they may soon be called upon to act heroically themselves.”

Poetry as a literally work in which the expression of ideas and feelings is given strength has had great authors overtime who took different perspectives in this genre of literature. These poets used distinctive rhythm and style to express their styles, poetic themes, outlook on life, and had their share of influence on the American society. This paper uses the basis of these styles, themes, outlook on life and subsequent influence on the American society to compare three prolific poets who ventured into this literature genre: Robert Frost, Mary Oliver, and Maya Angelou. Robert Frost (1874-1963) holds a unique and almost sole position in the career span which mostly encompasses

Another method for one to grasp the trend of culture would be through analyzing literature. The continual strife within America produced two sets of quite distinct styles of literature. One was Romanticism, which was practiced by many Transcendentalists, who believed in the positivity of life and emphasized progress. In reaction to a surge in optimism, American Gothic was introduced, plagued with death and horror, emphasizing how there were always negative aspects to life. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “A Psalm of Life” is quite resembling of these Romantic values. The work centers around a young man, who denies the claim that life is merely “an empty dream,” or that the soul is long dead. He suggests that life is full of potential and

In the first part of the poem Longfellow talks about his life being halfway over and everything that stopped him from really living his life. In the very first couple of lines he says “I have let the years slip from me and have not fulfilled the aspiration of my

One way Longfellow makes his readers want to read on is using rhyming words at the end of each line in a stanza. For example, in stanza 11, lines 104-110, “ He heard to bleating of the flock/ And the twitter of birds among the trees/ And felt the breath of the morning breeze/ Blowing over the meadows brown” These few lines use peaceful, and soothing words to allow the readers to feel safe. But, then longfellow dives into a

While both Keats and Longfellow often reflect on their own unfulfilled dreams and impending deaths, the poems however contrast on their own dispositions towards death and the future. Here, Keats expresses a fear of not having enough time to accomplish all that he believes he is capable of doing, but as he recognizes the enormity of the world and his own limitations of life, he realizes that his own mortal goals are meaningless in the long run of things. On the other hand, Longfellow speaks of a regret towards his inaction for allowing time to slip away from him in his past and is at a crossroads for the ominous future that looms ahead of him. Through the use of light and dark imagery, and personification, Keats and Longfellow similarly yet also differently, reflect on their own ideas for death and the futures that lay ahead of them.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s, Paul Revere's Ride, is based off of the historical events that took place in the late 1800s during the American Revolution against the British. Henry wrote this poem to recall the brave and courageous journey made by the real Paul Revere. While his rendition of the story wasn't completely accurate, due to the fact that Paul was not the only midnight rider, it still served as a great example of what a true American hero looks like. The author once stated,” Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time.” Henry uses this story to bring the audience on the journey of Paul Revere. More importantly he uses the story to describe the

Geoff Goodfellow is a famous Australian poet named the peoples poet who has had a hard and eventful life. His biggest battle to date is his recent battle with cancer. He got told that his life was about to come to an end in the next five years but what he had got taught from growing up in the northern streets of Adelaide was to never back down from a fight and this was going to be his biggest battle to date.

To begin, Longfellow’s poem simply is not a credible source of historical information, as there are real letters from the night of Paul Revere’s ride that contain the true sequence of events. In a letter to Jeremy Belknap; for instance, Paul Revere summarizes his actions over the course of the night. In reality, “Paul Revere’s ride” was slower paced and far more suspenseful. The poem makes no mention of the British officers that threaten to “blow Revere’s brains out” (Gilder Lehrman). In the letter, there are many more comrades along on the journey, whereas the poem suggest that Revere was a lone rider, storming into each town to alert the people at full gallop. As a result, it is ridiculous to even pose the question of the historical integrity of Longfellow’s poem when the first relevant source of information

John Greenleaf Whittier was born on December 17, 1807 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Being the son to John Whittier and Abigail Hussey Whittier, two devoted Quakers1, he grew up at their countryside homestead given little formal schooling due to the lack of economic stability as their farm was not very profitable. Whittier was however an eager reader, studying his fathers books on Quakerism until he later on got introduced to poetry by his teacher. On June 8, 1826, Whittier's sister sent his very first poem “The Exile's Departure” to William Lloyd Garrison, an editor to the Newburyport Free Press, who published it even though neither he or Whittier's sister had the permission granted by Whittier himself to do so. The year after, Whittier

The American Romantic period of American literature propagated itself throughout the United States and multiple artistic medium from 1800 to 1850. Despite possible confusion caused by the name’s Western implications, this particular literary style originated in Germany with the publication of Goethe’s “Sorrows of Young Werther”. (11. http://www.westga.edu/~mmcfar/american%20ROMANTICISM%20OVERVIEW.html) Stories originating from this period were typically about improbable feats of adventure which provided readers with euphoric experiences not typically common in everyday life. (11. http://www.westga.edu/~mmcfar/american%20ROMANTICISM%20OVERVIEW.html) Eventually spreading throughout English culture, romanticism soon infected the colossal talents

American Romanticism fell between the years of 1800 and 1860. America had just gained its independence from Great Britain followed by a war that ended just 17 years prior to the start of the Romantic period in writing. With America just getting on its feet and finding their voice in literature, they went through what seems to be a more odd stage in literature during this time period. This period in literature could be described as a time of finding idealism, and a time which writing was very subjective and imaginative.

William Wordsworth was born in Cockermouth, West Cumberland in the year 1770. Many years later he died at the age of 80 on April 23, 1850. Wordsworth lived a life full of struggles and pain but many accomplishments. He lost his mother at the age of 8 and was sent to a school in Hawkshead. In 1791 after he graduated with a degree at Cambridge University, he became an avid supporter of the French Revolution which seemed to him to promise a “glorious renovation” of society. He then married a French woman named Annette Vallon and had a daughter Caroline. Soon after Caroline’s birth Wordsworth had an emotional breakdown because the lack of money he had forced him to return to England. Years later he remarried a childhood friend, Mary Hutchinson, and had five children in which only three survived. In 1805, his favorite brother drowned and in 1810 his sister Dorothy's physical and mental state declined however, with the agony he grew up with underlied many of his greatest poems. He remained famous, as he was