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1794-1878

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Bryant

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known as a literary prodigy of poetry. First american to write poetry using blank verse

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Bryant

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To A Waterfowl ~ the bird reinforce guided by nature or God. Speaker also parallels the bird’s migration to a summer home & his own journey through life

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Bryant

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Came up with ‘Thanatopsis’

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Bryant

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professor of European languages & literature at Bowdoin College & Harvard College

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Longfellow

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translated Dante’s epic(The Divine Comedy)

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Longfellow

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wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride.”

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Longfellow

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encouraged positive values

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Longfellow

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The Tides Rises, The Tide Falls: has an ambiguous connotation in that some believe the speaker continues his journey while others believe he has died

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Longfellow

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metaphorically depicts the impact a human can have on the world & that over time it may be forgotten

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Longfellow

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1807-1882

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Longfellow

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doctor & poet

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Holmes

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strong interest in photography, boxing, & rowing among other things

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Holmes

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“Old Ironsides” - tribute to a ship called the Constitution that served during the War of 1812, protest allowed ship to be saved

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Holmes

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The Chambered Nautilus is a sea creature. As the nautilus grows it builds shells that are spiral shaped and look like chambers

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Holmes

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compares the chambered nautilus to a “ship of pearl” this metaphor is appropriate because the root is Greek for ship, it floats through the water; like a pearl its interior is lustrous & iridescent

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Holmes

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started a magazine called the Atlantic Monthly

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Holmes

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also created a series of essays that were later called the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table in 1858

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Holmes

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1809-1894

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Holmes

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