Unit 5 Flashcards
Compared the the other New England School poets Longfellow used the
Greatest variety of genres and verse forms
In England Longfellow received the honor of being
The first American to have his bust placed in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.
Some of Longfellow’s best work followed
The death of his second wife and
19th century American readers called Longfellow
“Their Poet”
Mezzo Cammin is a
Sonnet
A lyric poem of fourteen iambic-pentameter lines conventionally rhyming according to one of two patterns
Sonnet
Mezzo Cammin means
“Halfway up the road”
Mezzo Cammin is a
Self-evaluation of Longfellow’s accomplishment; a review of his experience and an anticipation of the future.
The perspective on the past suggest
Disappointment
It shows a metaphor of
The road and the scenery along the rode
Line 4 “some tower of song with lofty parapet”
The tower he wants to build is
Poetry
Line 11 “a city in the twilight dim and vast”
The ___________ is compared to a city
Past
On the surface, this introductory poem is chiefly about:
The blessing of prayer
This introductory poem was part of the larger effort
Of his translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy from Italian to English.
Longfellow’s burden is his
Grief for the tragic death of the 2nd wife
