John Greenleaf Whittier

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

John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Abolitionist, Poet, and Quaker who used his abilities to try to end slavery and change lives. His talents as a poet and writer influenced people to understand that slavery is wrong. John Greenleaf Whittier was an American, Christian man who used his God given abilities to show his views and try to properly educate his society. John Greenleaf Whittiers early life was simple, basic, and promising. Born December 17, 1807 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, John Greenleaf

Snow Bound” by John Greenleaf Whittier and “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, both have several representations of imagery and imagination. Throughout both poems, the authors use imagery to connect to the reading senses and imagination to allow the reader to appeal to their own senses. “Snow Bound”, a poem describing the joyous day for a boy who experienced snow for the first time. Author, John Greenleaf Whittier uses imagery perfectly. “The blue walls of the firmament

his culture, in a possible attempt to bring more recognition to it, at every opportunity he had was John Greenleaf Whittier. Whittier was raised by a Quaker family in Massachusetts during the 1800s, which were part of a pivotal moment in history. Whittier’s works typically included subjects and areas close to his home, his experiences, and both his political and social/religious beliefs. Whittier was an outspoken abolitionist, just like many other Quakers during the time, and he became best known

for National American Literature, and it gave the idea that poetry played a beneficial role in “the world of human affairs and sympathies” (“Bryant, William Cullen” 3). Bryant was a such a famous poet along with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell. Through all of their works, like Bryant, they showed values of the mind and the true desires of the mind in such respectful ways. “In Bryant’s poetry and literary criticism, he promoted nationalism

fireside poets were one of the first groups to take their views to a more real-world level, in founding magazines such as the Atlantic Monthly (John Greenleaf Whittier), supporting public projects such as Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (William Cullen Bryant), and even founding a political party and running for Congress (John Greenleaf Whittier). The lead-up to the Civil War was also weighing on the minds of many, which prompted Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to write “Paul Revere’s Ride”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier both used imagery to create visuals in our minds while reading the poems. For Longfellow it was the sandy beach, and for Whittier it was the winter storm. While we read the well written poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow we can create images in our mind based on the words he uses. An example of this is when he writes, “Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls; The little waves, with their soft, white hands

the reader every detail of what the character is going through. Two authors that seem to effortlessly compose works with imagery are Emily Dickinson and James Greenleaf Whittier. Emily Dickinson and James Greenleaf Whittier both articulated imagery masterfully in their work. Dickinson showed this in ‘Success Is Counted Sweetest,’ and Whittier in ‘Snowbound.’Dickinson’s imagery is more sensory than Whittier’s, which is more visual. The reader can see this when comparing their poems. Dickinson’s last

fire camp as family entertainment but also were very presented in school rooms as portraits. “They wrote for their readers and not for the sake others”(Fireside Poets Summary). Some of the most famous fireside poets were Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Greenleaf Whitter, and James Russell Lowell. The fireside poem they wrote were mainly on entertaining and civic. The showed an emotional tone and morality. Features it included was end-rhyme, stanzas, metrical tone, and strict. End- rhyme are poems that

Henry Longfellow and John Whitter both used symbolism to juristically make their writing more appealing and full of elements. For Longfellow it was “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”..In the poem, “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”, the theme to me is surrounded around the fact of life goes on. The rise and fall of the tides in the ocean represent the way life is a roller-coaster and it goes up and down and never slows down. An example to relate to the theme is when Longfellow says “The day returns,