Hnery Wadswoth Longfellow Flashcards
What is Longefellow’s first book and who was it inspired by?
Outer-Mer: ‘A Pilgrimage beyond the Sea’ modeled after Washington Irving’s ‘Sketch Book.’
What is told in Hyperion?
The seven-year courtship of his second wife is told in sentimental prose.
What is Longfellow’s first poetry collection?
Voices of the Night.
Who accused Longfellow of plagiarizing Lord Tennyson?
Edgar Allan Poe.
Why was The Song of Hiawatha criticized?
For its use of a trochaic four-accent line. which does not feel natural in English.
Who praised The Hiawatha?
George Eliot.
Which work is similar to The Tales of Wayside Inn?
The Canterbury Tales.
Who among the early literary figures in America was the leading Dante scholar?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
What are the metaphors in The Arrow and The Song?
the arrow stands for the hateful words which will impact people so deeply, while the song has the capacity to heal their souls.
What are the metaphors in A Psalm of Life?
In stanzas 4 and 5, life is a battle and people are soldiers whose hearts are closer to death with every beat. In stanza 7, life is a desert, and in stanza 8 life is an open sea.
What is significant about Paul Revere’s Ride?
It celebrates the American patriot during the War for Independence, but it was written just before the Civil War.
